DC Council Overrides Bowser Veto of Revised Criminal Code

[Anonymous]

Vote tally was 12-1 with Trayon White the only No vote.

Reducing penalties for gun crimes when gun crimes are rising doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, but what do I know.

[Anonymous]

Trayon being a punk ass lil beyotch as always.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vote tally was 12-1 with Trayon White the only No vote.

Reducing penalties for gun crimes when gun crimes are rising doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, but what do I know.

What is your response to crime levels being what they are under the CURRENT code?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vote tally was 12-1 with Trayon White the only No vote.

Reducing penalties for gun crimes when gun crimes are rising doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, but what do I know.

What is your response to crime levels being what they are under the CURRENT code?

You make the wrong assumption that the current law has to be 100% effective to have a deterrent effect. In any case, rising gun crimes is coincident with more lenient treatment of juvenile offenders and expanding the definition of juvenile include grown men.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vote tally was 12-1 with Trayon White the only No vote.

Reducing penalties for gun crimes when gun crimes are rising doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, but what do I know.

What is your response to crime levels being what they are under the CURRENT code?

Because the current code is never enforced.

[Anonymous]

This is so disappointing.

[Anonymous]

Can someone please explain to me the logic behind guaranteeing jury trials for misdemeanors? The jury system is such an incredible time suck and burden on the population. Most people work hard to get out of serving. Each time I go over a hundred people lose a day of work per trial, and then the poor 14 who are selected lose more days. As a society we do not have the resources to provide this to ever misdemeanor accusation.

Frankly, this just encourages upcharging. If I'm a DA and I know I'm going to face a jury, I'm going to want to pile on more charges. I do not see how that is in the interest of the accused - or the greater court system at large.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain to me the logic behind guaranteeing jury trials for misdemeanors? The jury system is such an incredible time suck and burden on the population. Most people work hard to get out of serving. Each time I go over a hundred people lose a day of work per trial, and then the poor 14 who are selected lose more days. As a society we do not have the resources to provide this to ever misdemeanor accusation.

Frankly, this just encourages upcharging. If I'm a DA and I know I'm going to face a jury, I'm going to want to pile on more charges. I do not see how that is in the interest of the accused - or the greater court system at large.

It’s a make work program for politically connected DC lawyers. They will need to create A LOT of new judges to handle the case load. Who do you think those judges will be and how do you think they’ll be selected? The icing on the cake is that the Federal government pays for DCs judicial system. So they don’t even need to foot the bill.

[Anonymous]

RIP DC. so glad we got out.

[Anonymous]

Democratic Party destroying DC

[Anonymous]

Stock up on the Kevlar, everybody.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain to me the logic behind guaranteeing jury trials for misdemeanors? The jury system is such an incredible time suck and burden on the population. Most people work hard to get out of serving. Each time I go over a hundred people lose a day of work per trial, and then the poor 14 who are selected lose more days. As a society we do not have the resources to provide this to ever misdemeanor accusation.

Frankly, this just encourages upcharging. If I'm a DA and I know I'm going to face a jury, I'm going to want to pile on more charges. I do not see how that is in the interest of the accused - or the greater court system at large.

This should result in more plea deals. Helps to even out the bargaining power between defendants and prosecutors.

[Anonymous]

Boo… we’ve been in DC for 20 years. Raising our kids here. This may be the push we need to get out. Super disappointing.

[Anonymous]

This is like throwing red meat to the Republican loons in Congress, who almost certainly will not allow this to become law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain to me the logic behind guaranteeing jury trials for misdemeanors? The jury system is such an incredible time suck and burden on the population. Most people work hard to get out of serving. Each time I go over a hundred people lose a day of work per trial, and then the poor 14 who are selected lose more days. As a society we do not have the resources to provide this to ever misdemeanor accusation.

Frankly, this just encourages upcharging. If I'm a DA and I know I'm going to face a jury, I'm going to want to pile on more charges. I do not see how that is in the interest of the accused - or the greater court system at large.

Jury duty in DC is a pain for everyone but a true hardship for small business owners and the self-employed. The thought of additional jury duty is yet another reason I’m thankful we moved last year.