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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]I am horrified by the jury trials for misdemeanors when the legislators know these would never happen. That means legalizing all misdemeanors. Noise, fights, non-felony crimes and robberies, any number of antisocial behaviors. DC would be bedlam. 
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The frustrating part of this discussion is that so many of those with very strong opinions appear to be misinformed about the legislation. The jury expansion is only for misdemeanors that include jail time. Nobody is getting jail time for noise or many of the other things you list. Therefore, those will continue to be handled just as they are now. The jury expansion will be handled in three phases, with the most serious misdemeanors being included in the first phase. Before proceeding to implementation of the second or third stages, the previous stage must be reviewed. So, if there are problems such as you predict, implementation would be halted.

Contrary to popular belief, the legislation was not developed by a bunch of wild-eyed progressives wearing "Defund the Police" t-shirts. A commission worked on the revision for years and heavily relied on model legislation used in other states. Things were carefully thought through. To the extend the Council deviated from the Commission's recommendations, they increased penalties. [/quote]

Mandatory minimums got a bad rap because they have been abused where it comes to drug offenses.  Drug possession and drug use should instead be dealt with through treatment and rehab, not prison.  But for violent offenders and serious repeat offenders, mandatory minimums should still be kept in place.[/quote]

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