To its advocates — not only liberals and moderates, but also an evangelical conservative businessman who has donated more than $1 million to the campaign, calling it “a moral and ethical issue” — the measure injects a dose of common sense into a justice system gone off the tracks.
“Law enforcement has been on an incarceration binge for 30 years, and it hasn’t worked,” said George Gascón, the San Francisco district attorney and a former police chief who, bucking most of his counterparts around the state, is the main sponsor along with a former police chief of San Diego.
League of Women Voters California Education Fund. Proposition 47: Criminal Sentences. Misdemeanor Penalties.
- The question: Should the penalties for certain offenders convicted of non-serious, nonviolent crimes be reduced from felonies to misdemeanors?
- The situation
- The proposal
- Fiscal effect
- A YES vote means
- A NO vote means
- Supporters say
- Opponents say
The Darryl Johnson Show. Although the creator of this video is not in favor of Proposition 47, he provides a wealth of balanced information.
No comments:
Post a Comment