TonysCatchersMit t1_jaijmox wrote on March 1, 2023 at 6:11 PM

Reply to comment by NetQuarterLatte in Pols target NYC’s violent, repeat shoplifters with bill to protect retailer workers just like cops, firefighters by NYY657545

Yeah people point to bail reform but it’s really the new discovery rules that are the issue.

The way prosecutors played games with the speedy trial clock was fucked up but what we have now clearly isn’t working either.

moobycow t1_jalvxck wrote on March 2, 2023 at 10:47 AM

We play a lot of different tricks at all levels to try and get around the fact that our system is woefully underfunded.

We don't pay social services, so we need more criminal services, but we also don't pay for enough staffing for judges, lawyers, prosecutors, so we wind up with a patchwork of suck at every level.

NetQuarterLatte t1_jamyv32 wrote on March 2, 2023 at 4:18 PM

The system is not just underfunded, but also very wasteful.

A tiny quantity of individuals being repeatedly arrested and released are consuming a disproportionate amount of resources in the police, DA, public defense, courts.