New Cook County State's Attorney drops felony retail theft threshold to $300
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ธ.ค. 2024
- Retailers are relieved by the move by State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke, and believe the move by previous State's Attorney Kim Foxx to raise the threshold to $1,000 enabled crime. Tara Molina reports.
Theft is theft and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent.
Now you can steal 250$ worth of stuff and not get charged.
I remember when you went to jail for stealing.
Yes it’s a start though from being able to steal 999 dollars of stuff
I’m sorry, but that’s better than nothing before they will do nothing
LESS than $300 would be a misdemeanor charge-STILL a crime.
Do you not know what the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony is?
A gross misdemeanor
drop down to $50 so people think twice and stop being losers taking from others
If you're willing to pay triple in taxes for a couple more county jails than yes
Make Illinois Great Again
Pritzker and Johnson OUT
Interesting enforcing the existing laws…🤔
Long overdue. It's about time people stop thinking they can come into a store, load up a cart and then walk out without paying. It's ridiculous, the amount of merchandise currently locked up and requires a clerk or manager to get for you.
$300 isn't much of a victory!! How about ANY THEFT!?!
Should be zero.. stealing is stealing.
Zero wouldn't be a crime genius
@@moemo284 🤣
Unfortunately the revolving door on the police station hasn't been removed. Thanks Pritzker
Better but what about cashless bail issue
Cashless bail working just fine… what people don’t understand is they going to lower the threshold and not let anyone go free.. so if your rich and jaywalking they going to keep this is start.
If a criminal is dangerous he should stay in jail regardless of if he/she got $ or not
Just make sure you got lots of beds in state prisons beacuse that new threshold ain't gone stop thefts
No wonder the politicians say crime is down..
Yep -- just stop arresting people and crime will appear down 😅
glad it's lowered but that's still too high
Huh??? U can beat someone n it's a misdemeanor but you want retail theft to be a felony ? I don't understand
Drop it to $20
How about a dime
It’s about FREAKING time!!
Brandon Johnson responded to this by reminding CPD & the States Attorneys Office not to interfere with his voting base
😂😂😂😂😂
Drop to $100 that will fine with me. Look don’t lock up a mother that forgot to ring up toothpaste
Kim Foxx must be charged with domestic terrorism
That's still too high.
they changed in the first place because they thought they were smarter than the past
I hope she is going to be better than Kim.
finally some rational policies.. but will the DAs actually prosecute those/
Criminals will just steal $299 worth of goods after taxes😂😂😂😂
The Illinois congressional black caucus will fight her..
Still too high.
Drop it to $25 or better yet 0 tolerance $0 Dollar amount if you get caught for shoplifting you go to jail and it’s not catch and release.
And when DA’s aren’t going to prosecute those committing the crimes what good is this?
Get rid of those DAs. We had an assistant states attorney who was a pervert who messed with a young girl he was suppose to represent. First time I met him I told my cousin he’s a pervert keep your child away from him. She didn’t listen and it was her daughter who was his final victim while he worked for Carroll County. His name was Hunter Hogan, ASA Carroll County, Illinois.
Finally some common sense in this county!
You are being played again
@Charles-d4e3b I didn't vote for her. I voted for Bob But I can respect a decision. I would have made if I were in office. Extremism is wrong on both sides. That's the problem in this country right now. going back to the original law that the state put in place is respectable. Now let's see.
If she actually enforces it.
If your not catching them why does this matter
Only cook county makes officers get permission to charge someone with a felony. All other counties allow police to charge criminals according to the law. Cook County picks and chooses what laws apply.
Wrong, need SA approval for any felony charge. They are the ones that have to prosecute it..
Trump Is making a huge impact
Still a joke.
A step in the right direction.
say goodbye to your businesses
A step in the right direction.
Now to get police to actually show up and do their job.
They to busy on the other side of town dealing with shootings, stabbings, car jackings in a city that's trying to get rid of them.
From where do State Attorneys/DAs get lawful authority to change law?
Is the new law supposed to be applied equally to EVERYONE?
Or, as the Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx had said, it doesn't apply to that one certain segment of the population?
Congratulations on a great decision
They should drop it to $50 and $5 if it isn’t food.
States attorneys don't have that authority. They have to follow the laws on the books. It's disgusting that everyone is so entitled they think they have ultimate authority.
How will RamaLamaDingDong feed Lil Chocolate Pudding on that poultry amount?
I'm sure it will stop the guys driving that monster truck into the storefront and only taking the 1000 dollar limit
$300 is a few bottles. That’s ridiculous
Not if you're gettinng good liquor.
He only puts out a certain product and limited numbers because he knows it’s targeted… Hennessey!
Theftshelteracism NYC 😢
Scared of Trump
Good start
13%
Everyone complaining and it went from 1000 to 300, which is a big win with a felony
Good.
Back to Normal
🤦🏾♂️ do they not understand people who commit these crimes Don't care about a felony🚮🚯
More jobs for attorneys
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 this could help reopen brick and mortar stores. Many decades ago I switched to Phone and Mail purchases only. South side of Chicago was a horrible place to even leave your home. But we had to do it back then to get a job. Any job.
Lol! I’m sure the criminals are very worried now. Here’s an idea, loosen up your gun laws and see how things change.
Amen 🙏
Need to change the law so democrats can't just decide not to charge people .
Your going to spend more time fighting that felony than inside any more stores stealing
About time.
Drop it down to $1
🦊 just gonna give them a sweat heart of a deal just like SMOLLETT
What if the police just do their jobs
Very simplistic thinking that fails to see the issue. Police can provide presence and do arrests but the consequences comes from the State Attorney office. During Kim Fox's time, which reflected in this, that the consequences were not harsh enough to determine shop lifting. The State Attorney has to do the job to make the police work effective and to assist all of Chicago.
What about finally letting them do their job! Their hands are tied too much in today's city.
Only 3700 guilty in 8 years. Kim foxx is horrible.
@justdiane5 i having seen police patrolling
this is totally antithiefitik
Thanks 🙏🏼 wow you are the best I wish we can become Republican city that will be even better
For everybody still complaining that it’s still too high. Try voting REPUBLICAN for once 🤦🏽♂️
@ltee7911 It is too high and I did vote republican.
some demographics aren't going to like these changes
Asians will be protesting in the streets!
That still not going to stop them
so if I go steal me some bleach, downy and washing detergent...walk out the store and not get arrested or bothered by security? is that how it goes? I'm curious.