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Oslopa t1_jdxkbwz wrote

So… we shouldn’t ensure that defendants get the evidence against them in a timely manner, or get a speedy trial?

There may be some truth in noting that 30.30 is getting a lot of cases dismissed. But the solution to that is more resources for handling the process, not subjecting people to unjust processes as a form of extra-legal punishment. It’s the same thing with cashless bail. So much of the criticism isn’t about the law, it’s about how an overwhelmed prosecutorial system is dealing with the law. We need to find a better response than to just unwind the reforms so that our prosecutors can have the upper hand again to railroad defendants.

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Oslopa t1_j9r2uku wrote

Yeah, but literally across the street from this location is a hardware store, a drug store, and a grocery store. All of them independent or small chains. This is swapping out a library for a retail chain that might swamp all of that stuff out.

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Oslopa t1_j4girv0 wrote

I don’t think we have this evidence yet. Certainly, the medical advice is to get the bivalent booster, and there is some basis for believing that it should provide some protection against severe illness due to the unfortunately-named “Kraken” variant. But we’re still at the “best educated guess” stage, on this.

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Oslopa t1_iyim6db wrote

I think the point is more that the cops specifically avoid looking for these infractions. You can’t issue the ticket if you didn’t witness the infraction? Fine, whatever. But then respond to the 311 or issue the tickets when you do witness the infraction. Why do you think these drivers are so confident in their scofflaw approach, anyway?

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