Old Hobo
Member
We will be witnessing the results of a new Illinois law going into effect that attempts to do away with holding in jail those criminals who can't afford cash bail and that restricts police in arresting trespassers even if the property owner files an official complaint. The act also mandates more training hours for law enforcement and the implementation of body cameras (cameras will be phased-in; 2025 is the mandated year) . Police departments are now prevented from buying certain types of military equipment. Police misconduct procedures have been altered (removal of police discipline from collective bargaining process is one of several inclusions) along with expanding the database containing police misconduct reports.
In sum: In the state of Illinois, there will be more restrictions on law enforcement and fewer restrictions on criminals.
I encourage members to learn more about this law. There's insufficient space here to go into much of any detail. The law is said to have a thousand pages
... who knows.
"America's 'most dangerous law' goes into effect"
https://www.foxnews.com/us/americas-most-dangerous-law-goes-into-effect
"Illinois' Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act, which went into effect Jan. 1, overhauled Illinois' justice system with provisions like limiting when defendants can be deemed flight risks and allowing defendants under electronic monitoring to leave home for 48 hours before they can be charged with escape. It was also supposed to eliminate cash bail, but the state's Supreme Court stayed that portion hours before the law was set to take effect.
"The SAFE-T Act also dropped trespassing from a Class A misdemeanor to Class B. As result, police won't be able to arrest non-violent trespassers and can instead only issue them a citation.
"'If someone's trespassing on your property, we're going to remove them from your property,' Bacon said. 'Maybe we can't arrest them, maybe we can't place them in the county jail, but we're not going to leave them there.'
"Franklin County, located in southern Illinois with a population of roughly 37,000, experiences high numbers of drug-related burglaries, the sheriff said.
"'It’s nonstop,' Bacon told Fox News. 'Everyday.'
"The sheriff said from what he can tell of the SAFE-T act, 'there's not a drug offense other than one involving a firearm or a high-level drug offense that is detainable.'"
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In sum: In the state of Illinois, there will be more restrictions on law enforcement and fewer restrictions on criminals.
I encourage members to learn more about this law. There's insufficient space here to go into much of any detail. The law is said to have a thousand pages
... who knows."America's 'most dangerous law' goes into effect"
https://www.foxnews.com/us/americas-most-dangerous-law-goes-into-effect
"Illinois' Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today (SAFE-T) Act, which went into effect Jan. 1, overhauled Illinois' justice system with provisions like limiting when defendants can be deemed flight risks and allowing defendants under electronic monitoring to leave home for 48 hours before they can be charged with escape. It was also supposed to eliminate cash bail, but the state's Supreme Court stayed that portion hours before the law was set to take effect.
"The SAFE-T Act also dropped trespassing from a Class A misdemeanor to Class B. As result, police won't be able to arrest non-violent trespassers and can instead only issue them a citation.
"'If someone's trespassing on your property, we're going to remove them from your property,' Bacon said. 'Maybe we can't arrest them, maybe we can't place them in the county jail, but we're not going to leave them there.'
"Franklin County, located in southern Illinois with a population of roughly 37,000, experiences high numbers of drug-related burglaries, the sheriff said.
"'It’s nonstop,' Bacon told Fox News. 'Everyday.'
"The sheriff said from what he can tell of the SAFE-T act, 'there's not a drug offense other than one involving a firearm or a high-level drug offense that is detainable.'"
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