October 21, 2019
Here is the winner of the Captain Obvious award:
Shoplifting soars as prosecutors back off
From the article from CWB Chicago:
A CWBChicagoexamination of Chicago Police Department data found that retail theft cases are up sharply in recent years across the city and in its busiest shopping corridors.
The increase comes as Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx makes a public effort to back away from retail theft prosecutions. Attorneys in Foxx’s office are instructed to not pursue felony charges against shoplifting suspects unless the value of the pilfered merchandise exceeds $1,000. That’s three times the $300 felony threshold set by state law.
Since Foxx was elected in November 2016, retail theft reports are up 20% across the city. Along the posh Rush Street shopping district, reported incidents have more than doubled. And on State Street, famed in movie and song for its shopping opportunities, retail theft cases are up 32%.
Whoda thunk it? Why, nobody ever knew enforcing the law actually made crime go down!Hat tip; Tim McNabb
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