Prosecutors Begin Resigning Over Criminal Reform

[kiddchaos]

Walmart was of out of .22LR, but I picked up some socks.

 

[buckstopshere]

I hear ya, being an Irish fan is full of ups and downs. Actually met a lot of Tennessee fans and all have been A+ [STRIKE]cl[/STRIKE]assy.

FIFY

 

[longbarrel]

With any luck, I'll be long retired by the time I hit 70 -- unless the death panels get me first.

Explain

 

[HoughMade]

Don't get me started on older lawyers and the desperate quest to remain relevant.

 

[Bummer]

Dude, I wish I was joking. But one of my favorite reforms is the bringing back of petty theft in Indiana. Under $750 will be a misdemeanor.

Holy fecal matter! I had no idea "felony" had been turned into such a meaningless term.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Explain

Please reread it. Read the sentence you quoted in context, that is it is a follow up to the one before it. If you're referring to the death panels part--you have heard of ObamaCare and the fact it includes death panels to decide the medical fate of the chronic/seriously ill, the elderly, etc., no?

 

[cobber]

Holy fecal matter! I had no idea "felony" had been turned into such a meaningless term.

For example, failure to properly dispose of a dead animal is a D felony. Or was, once upon a time. Title 15, Agriculture...

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I know of many State and County employees that will be retiring before that date, but because of changes in PERF. Not because of changes in the Criminal Code.

Did you read the article at the link? The Prosecuting Attorney in his resignation letter stated that the reason he was resigning was the coming reforms to the criminal code. Specifically. Explicitly. In black and white.

Unless we are applying the INGO Martian rules of reality, when someone states that he is doing something by writing it down and sending the letter to others I think this is good evidence that he is doing something for the reasons written down.

Unless, he did not write the newsletter.

 

[CarmelHP]

Now, I'm actually looking forward to the "Year in Review" CLE in December.

 

[printcraft]

Please reread it. Read the sentence you quoted in context, that is it is a follow up to the one before it. If you're referring to the death panels part--you have heard of ObamaCare and the fact it includes death panels to decide the medical fate of the chronic/seriously ill, the elderly, etc., no?

Hopefully, instead of death panels we get something like carousel from "Logans Run" that would be great for 30 seconds.

 

[HeadlessRoland]

Reform needed for Indiana's criminal code » Opinion » Batesville Herald Tribune, Batesville, Indiana

 

[qmikep]

WAIT! There is a sportsman warehouse around here? WHERE?

+1

 

[armedindy]

theres a prosecutor on ch. 28 talking about firearms laws for indiana right now

 

[armedindy]

he said some non-violent felons are allowed to have guns on their property! whaaaaa!?

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

he said some non-violent felons are allowed to have guns on their property! whaaaaa!?

So...that's a good thing, right?

 

[Rookie]

Yup.

 

[armedindy]

i would tend to think so...i think

 

[Denny347]

With reduced penalties come reduced power over people.

If you cannot charge felonies for stolen socks from Wal-Mart or Sportsman Warehouse (real cases that I had) the power of the office is diminished.

Why do you think Prosecuting Attorneys from all over the state are in Indianapolis right now testifying in front of the CLSPSC. IPAC is terrified.

Expect this to hit the news cycle around December just before the January session.

I LOVE that they included a misd level in the theft code based on amount...LOVE IT!!!! Maybe Walmart will stop calling us for every 5$ theft that they recover and spend thousands of dollars prosecuting. I think the changes are well overdue. I may not like them all but I think the positive outweighs the negative.

 

[Kutnupe14]

Did you read the article at the link? The Prosecuting Attorney in his resignation letter stated that the reason he was resigning was the coming reforms to the criminal code. Specifically. Explicitly. In black and white.

Unless we are applying the INGO Martian rules of reality, when someone states that he is doing something by writing it down and sending the letter to others I think this is good evidence that he is doing something for the reasons written down.

Unless, he did not write the newsletter.

If I were to look further into this, I'm betting (at 70) he's retiring because he's old and simply wanted to give a parting shot to legislators.

Kut (is pretty sure if he was 40 he wouldn't be going anywhere.... but back to court)

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I LOVE that they included a misd level in the theft code based on amount...LOVE IT!!!! Maybe Walmart will stop calling us for every 5$ theft that they recover and spend thousands of dollars prosecuting. I think the changes are well overdue. I may not like them all but I think the positive outweighs the negative.

Not an uncommon response from line officers. Heck, some officers I know would go further than the recommendations of the IPDC.