Democrats Openly Working To Give KNOWN CRIMINALS More Power Over YOU! staff March 2, 2021 Uncategorized There are some people that don’t understand that some things need to be either complicated or a total pain in the butt. If you have ever bailed someone out of jail you know that it is a pain in the butt, and with good reason. It shouldn’t be as easy as buying a pack of gum or something like that. It should have so many loops and things that you have to do that you never want to have to put someone through that as an incentive to ever commit a crime. Now, if you made this whole getting out of jail thing so damn easy that it was as easy as buying a new radio then you probably wouldn’t be so worried about getting in trouble because you knew you would be home by dinner. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) has signed sweeping criminal justice reform legislation this week that would end cash bail statewide by 2023. Under the new law, most defendants would be released while awaiting trial unless a judge rules otherwise. Illinois is the first state to move to eliminate cash bail, which critics say is a “poor people’s tax” that benefits the wealthy who can afford to post bail, and disproportionately affects people of color. Pritzker said in a statement the legislation “marks a substantial step toward dismantling the systemic racism that plagues our communities, our state and our nation and brings us closer to true safety, true fairness and true justice.” State Sen. Elgie Sims (D), a member of the Black Caucus that authored the bill signed by Pritzker Monday, said in a statement: “These reforms should merely be the first steps we take to transform criminal justice in Illinois.” The bill also requires police in the state to wear body cameras, sets standards on use of force, crowd control responses, de-escalation, and arrest techniques, and eliminates license suspensions for unpaid fines and fees for some traffic offenses, among other measures. The provisions are set to be phased in over four years from July 1. State House Republican Leader Jim Durkin said in a statement Tuesday the incoming laws were an “insult to our first responders, law enforcement and the law-abiding citizens of Illinois who want to be free from violence and destruction from the criminal element.” Ed Wojcicki, executive director of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, referred to reforms in a statement as the “anti-police bill.” Read More Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ