I think we should consider disenfranchising anyone who works for any government agency. You want your power and pensions? Fine, you have to give up your right to vote as long as you’re on the public payroll.

rokemronnie on April 26, 2009 at 1:37 PM

I so agree with this! Also, a public employee may not join a Union. It may not matter so much as the Gov. is broken for FOREVER, but after the crash, remember that Gov. employees and their Unions were part of the problem.

doing everything he can to scare the hell into people so they vote for the 1A-1F props. ‘Vote for higher taxation and we can protect you again’

No different from police unions who endorse tax increases so their members will get paid more. When it’s you and your cop buddies doing the scaring to benefit your own wallets, do you have a problem with it?

I think we should consider disenfranchising anyone who works for any government agency. You want your power and pensions? Fine, you have to give up your right to vote as long as you’re on the public payroll.

What’s the difference? Everytime a cop arrests someone you people flip your lids about Obamas facist police state.

Sgt_H

If cops weren’t assholes it wouldn’t be a problem.

You think every time a cop arrests someone, the cop hasn’t possibly done anything wrong.

Why bother with courts?

I’m sure it’s entirely coincidental that this county’s sheriff is infamous for refusing to issue concealed carry permits.

Kochly said prosecutors will still consider charging suspects with certain misdemeanors, including domestic violence, driving under the influence, firearms offenses, vehicular manslaughter, sex crimes and assault with a deadly weapon

DV, DUI and vehicular manslaughter are misdemeanors?

So I can get drunk, go for a drive and run over my spouse and I might not be prosecuted?

Coooooooolllllll.

It actually makes more sense to deal with monior offenses at the local level rather thana bumping it up to the county.
Send them to the local court ot pay a fine and be done with it.

According to the DA, this apparently will not result in any prosecutions of anyone. Why should only the criminals benefit from this change of practice?

As long as you don’t actually defend yourself, by using a weapon, but “merely” retaliate against those who rob or vandalize you by performing the actions against them that the DA declines to prosecute, you’ll go scot free. What could be the problem?

But I wish he could be some kind of modern-day federal marshal; like they had in the days of the Old West — wading into towns like this and cleaning them up.

Someone’s been watching too many movies.

That’s how most of them are handled already in LA.

come to Contra Costa County, because we’re no longer going to prosecute you.”

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Call it ‘Crime Spree Vacationing’ (akin to Eco-Vacationing). Roll into town on Monday, pick up your list of unprosecutable crimes, have fun being a low level criminal for a few days, and be home sleeping in your own bed by Friday. Sweet!
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And remember our motto…
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What Happens in Contra Costa County, Stays in Contra Costa County.
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Ditto.

Voidseeker on April 24, 2009 at 7:13 PM

Well, you quest is over. You no longer have to seek after the void, you’re living in it.