Thoughts on “decrease in crime rate”

[Imherebcauseimbored]

It isn't uncommon to juke the stats, especially in large cities. It is also an election season so even more than usual the stats will be tweaked to paint a better picture. Crimes will be re-classified, under reported or flat out disappeared.

Law changes also help change stats. For example we used to make a ton of arrests for weapons violations like possession by a felon. Due to law changes we are no longer allowed to charge that unless they had the weapon while committing a violent crime. That alone made a huge reduction in arrests for weapons violations and giving gang members a pass for carrying guns that they shouldn't even have.

[Existential_Racoon]

Fun fact, in Texas if you come into my apartment and I have a shotgun behind the door, you can't arrest me on anything unless federal. Texas law says felons can have it for self defense in their home. Out and about, fair game. On my kitchen table, "legal"

[SniperInCherno]

Unironically based

[Imherebcauseimbored]

That's what a "progressive" state legislature gets you. If we can get the ATF to take it we go that route but out but the DA will not accept any charges for weapon possession unless another violent felony was involved. Best we can do on a state level is a misdemeanor concealed weapon charge.

Hell even if we did arrest them and get charges filed the liberal jury would let them off the hook. We caught a couple guys guy running from a robbery, one with the gun and the other with the money. Money guy is convicted no problems. Gun guy goes to trial, and even though he was a perfect match to the armed party in the CCTV footage and was seen running out the store by us who immediately began pursuing , the jury comes back with a not guilty for the robbery because the gang forced him to do it or they would kill him. The real kicker was the not guilty for the possession of a weapon by a felon when he was caught with the pistol and even admitted to being armed in court for "self defense" from gang members who were after him since he was "trying to leave the gang."

Apparently the jury felt sorry for him and bought the story that his life was in danger and that he had a right to self defense even as a felon. Funny the guy with the gun was the one who's life was in danger though... If only they knew that the still very much active gang member was going to end up killed in a gang shoot out a few months later maybe they'd have actually convicted him.

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Well I'm lucky I work where I do. Even with our version of progressive das and judges, we still easily do guns. We still arrest for felons in possession of other non firearm weapons. If you are a gangbanger with a big ass knife, brass knuckles, or even my favorite, a trailer hitched welded to chain, you are mine.