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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So are there actually any Democrats here who think prosecutors should look the other way on gun crimes?  I don't know of any.

I'd like to see someone provide something tangible specifically  showing Democrats don't want gun crimes prosecuted.[/quote]

This post is satire, right ? [/quote]

No, it's a serious question.  
Can you give a serious answer that *specifically* addresses the question, for example show some campaign platform item, polling, legislation, referendums, ANYTHING that specifically says Dems think gun crimes should not be prosecuted or just be a slap in the wrist?[/quote]

[b]Seattle[/b]

A Seattle-area prosecutor was slammed over a recent presentation to law enforcement officials in which he insisted police should "get used to" the district attorney's office allowing juvenile suspects – even those accused of bringing a gun to school – to avoid jail time.

Ben Carr, senior deputy prosecuting attorney for King County, made a recent Zoom presentation on "considerations for juvenile suspects."

"Even for serious offenses the primary focus will be on rehabilitation," Carr wrote, adding in parentheses, "get used to this concept."

The prosecutor presented a scenario where "young Timmy brings a pistol to school, brandishes it during a confrontation and causes panic," before debating whether a crime was committed, whether the juvenile court has jurisdiction in this case and what will happen to the kid "in Juvie."

https://www.foxnews.com/us/seattle-area-prosecutor-juvenile-restorative-justice-program-guns-school

[b]NYC[/b]

Armed robbers who use guns or other deadly weapons to stick up stores and other businesses will be prosecuted only for petty larceny, a misdemeanor, provided no victims were seriously injured and there’s no “genuine risk of physical harm” to anyone. Armed robbery, a class B felony, would typically be punishable by a maximum of 25 years in prison, while petty larceny subjects offenders to up to 364 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.

https://nypost.com/2022/01/04/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-to-stop-seeking-prison-in-some-cases/

[b]Philly[/b]

Krasner, in the midst of a contested reelection race, said the city’s focus instead should be on other issues — the long-standing structural problems that drive people toward picking up a gun, such as underfunded schools, government neglect of impoverished neighborhoods, and a bloated justice system that has targeted poor and Black and brown residents.

“If we’re all going to focus on the questionable notion that everybody who possesses a gun is spending their time looking at data on what conviction rates are, then we’re going to miss any solution that’s actually going to be real and effective,” the district attorney said. “Yes, enforcement is a small part of the story. The big part of the story is not that. The big part of the story is this city’s chronic failure to invest in prevention that the community is crying out for. That is where we have to go.”
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-gun-arrests-2021-convictions-vufa-20210330.html

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These are individuals, not a party line.  Try again.  It doesn't answer the party-wide question that was asked.[/quote]

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