Critics of potential presidential nominee Harrisare calling attention to her backing of a controversial 2014 California law that some blame for unleashing rampant crime across the state.
As California's then attorney general, Harris and her office were responsible for writing up a summary of Proposition 47 to inform voters of its contents and intent.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally on June 28, 2024, in Las Vegas.
Dubbed the "Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act," the legislation lessened penalties for a variety of crimes – including making the theft of items with a total value of less than $950 a misdemeanor.
That provision, critics assert, handed thieves a de facto carte blanche to plunder beleaguered retail outlets with near impunity.
"They changed sentencing to free criminals who should have been incarcerated and titled it with a misleading name," Castronovo noted. "But it actually made communities less safe."
Other crimes that were once felonies – including forgery, fraud, drug use, and the receiving of stolen goods valued under $950 – were also reclassified as misdemeanors.
As California's then attorney general, Harris and her office were responsible for writing up a summary of Proposition 47 to inform voters of its contents and intent.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally on June 28, 2024, in Las Vegas.
Dubbed the "Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act," the legislation lessened penalties for a variety of crimes – including making the theft of items with a total value of less than $950 a misdemeanor.
That provision, critics assert, handed thieves a de facto carte blanche to plunder beleaguered retail outlets with near impunity.
"They changed sentencing to free criminals who should have been incarcerated and titled it with a misleading name," Castronovo noted. "But it actually made communities less safe."
Other crimes that were once felonies – including forgery, fraud, drug use, and the receiving of stolen goods valued under $950 – were also reclassified as misdemeanors.
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