Detroit to Stop Prosecuting "Low-priority Crimes"

Posted by samzenpus on Friday July 17, 2009 @06:11AM from the fend-for-yourselves dept.

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.

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low priority by sjames · 2009-07-17 11:58 · Score: 3, Insightful

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.