Ok. Instead of holding violent criminals, including murderers without bail as provided for in HB 3653 THE SAFE-T (Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity- Today) ACT. What could possibly go wrong with that? Let’s say someone 55 years old commits second-degree murder and will be facing 30 years in jail and you are released with no bail. You could do a couple of things.
You could run and try to evade the police or you could go after everyone you hate because you know you won’t live to see freedom on the first murder rap. Those are both bad choices, but it is realistic for the times we live in as Democrats get tougher with police and softer on crimes and criminals. They even want to defund the police, although many who support the idea, claim they don’t for political reasons. I guess it’s not popular among the victims and their families.
Republican Mayor of Orland Park, Keith Pekau, said:
“It abolishes cash bail for almost every offense,” Pekau said. “This includes, but isn’t limited to, kidnapping, armed robbery, second-degree murder, drug-induced homicide, aggravated DUI, threatening a public official, and aggravated fleeing and eluding.”
“Offenders released on electronic monitoring have to be in violation for 48 hours before law enforcement can act. They can almost drive to Alaska before we can even look for them.”
“It denies victims, their constitutional rights. And keep this in mind, businesses and homeowners will no longer be able to remove trespassers from your residence or your businesses. Someone could decide to live in your shed, and all we can do is give them a ticket. You have to decide what level of force is required to remove them and whether or not it’s legal. This is a massive threat to the residents of Orland Park, Cook County in Illinois,”
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNELThe SAFE-T Act:
❌ Abolishes cash bail for almost every offense.
❌ Individuals on electronic monitoring must be in violation for 48 hours before law enforcement can act.
❌ Prohibits officers from removing trespassers from your residence or business. pic.twitter.com/ZX8tlQdelR
— Keith Pekau (@KeithPekau) September 7, 2022
Chicago Tribune reported:
“So how does this affect the war on drugs? Under Pritzker’s SAFE-T Act, it’s possible that drug kingpins, smugglers, traffickers or distributors of illegal drugs won’t be detained before trial, no matter the quantity of deadly substances they are accused of possessing. Astonishingly, Pritzker and the Democrats don’t seem to believe there is a connection between drug dealers, street gangs, cartels and the gun violence our state sees daily.”
Your point of view caught my eye and was very interesting. Thanks. I have a question for you.