Detroit to Stop Prosecuting "Low-priority Crimes"

Wayne county prosecutor Kym Worthy has told commissioners that proposed budget cuts won't allow the her office to prosecute low-priority crimes like breaking and entering. "We can't even cover our courtrooms anymore. At some point, if the budget continues to be cut, we're going to have to start making decisions about what crimes we prosecute," Worthy said. The county is facing a $105-million deficit in its 2009-10 budget. This might not be so bad. There is almost nothing worth breaking into or stealing in Detroit anyway.

Except music

[davidwr]

Lots of Motown is worth "stealing"*.

*as defined by the RIAA

The link in the article doesn't point to anything

[Bitch-Face Jones]

what gives

low priority

[sjames]

Because, of course, privately selling illegal drugs to adults who have chosen to use them, and actually using those drugs in private is far more harmful to society than making people feel unsafe in their own homes.

If they would just forget about the prohibition laws except when violence or adults selling to kids is involved, they'd have plenty of budget to deal with the crimes where there is a victim.

Re:low priority

[Maximum Prophet]

But, then Detroit would become the Vegas of the east. Not such a bad plan...

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[religious freak]

Damn, I just used my last mod point on an ok post on a different thread - who knew I'd be bored enough to actually check out some idle stuff. Good point, sir!

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[noundi]

That is one way of doing it. Another way is to actually fund the police departments by raising taxes. Initially people will bitch and moan but spending a lifetime not getting shot in the face makes it well spent money for anyone.

However a combination of both strategies is the third hidden option.

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[Kokuyo]

Why raise taxes? There is so much government bloat that just by using your effing BRAIN you could probably save millions that are going to waste right now.

Before I am willing to pay more taxes, my government should first prove that they are willing and able to keep a budget and actually run a country instead of patching holes left and right.

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[noundi]

Well I'm merely providing means to fix the issue at hand. If you consider your government incompetent perhaps you should vote for another one and hope that they can spend the budget wiser. And if that doesn't work you might consider higher taxes the lesser of two evils. I mean it still beats getting shot in the face any day.

Its time to privatize law enforcement in Detriot

[Anonymous Coward]

What could go wrong? [imdb.com]

almost nothing nothing

[clobberfoe]

Argh. There may be comparatively little to steal, but we care a lot about what we do have.

Financial Responsibility.

[Banichi]

Michigan's government doesn't have it.

If elected State officials announced a pay cut, down to minimum wage across the complete State government employee spectrum, a lot of money would become available.

And maybe we could get the Federal government to follow suit.

woot!

[catthedd]

Time for a career change apparently, screw McDonalds!