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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^click and read down for info re: the amount of evidence, priors and USAO cutting a deal that has him out on monitoring. Glad the cops got some kudos for it, has to be hard to see the guy around immediately.[/quote]

Yes, the police deserve credit.  But I tend to think that the attitude of "why respond, why arrest" coming from the police is ADDING to the problem of why prosecutors won't prosecute.  If some other guy commits 10 armed robberies but the police don't respond or act on it the first 9 times and then he finally gets arrested the only thing the prosecutor will see is the one response and the one arrest, one charge, and will treat it like a first time offender, give him the plea deals and whatever else.  But if the police actually respond every time, get the details every time, arrest every chance they get, that's when you get the opportunity to tie all of the cases together, that's when the guy shows up before the prosecutor with multiple priors and multiple charges that gives the prosecutor a lot less wiggle room.  Not to mention, if the prosecutor drops the case it's the prosecutor's fault the guy is out on the street, but if the police don't respond or don't arrest then it's the police's fault he's out on the street.[/quote]

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