12 Dead 44 wounded

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only in cook county would they suggest such a thing...... and we wonder why its open season on crime here....this is why.

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/2016...theft-felonies

As of Wednesday, there were 101 people in Cook County Jail awaiting trial for Class 4 felony retail-theft cases, according to Cara Smith, chief of policy for the Cook County Sheriff's Office.

"This is a population of people who tend to spend a lot of time in the jail," Smith said. "We've been advocating for years that they do not belong there."

Smith said most of the accused shoplifters who come through Cook County Jail "are by and large very sympathetic." They're often homeless, mentally ill or suffering from addiction, she noted.

Filing fewer felony cases will "have a significant effect on that population," Smith said. "These are people in need of services, not incarceration."

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Originally Posted by -BT-

only in cook county would they suggest such a thing...... and we wonder why its open season on crime here....this is why.

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/2016...theft-felonies

at least the 101 scum sitting in jail are not robbing or stealing....but no, lets put the "petty" criminals back on the street to continue their trade I mean receive services. Hell, she just said resources are strained, where are the services coming from?