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Green__Bananas t1_jag3xg7 wrote

Great legislation

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astoriaboundagain t1_jahgv8a wrote

It's worthless.

Full disclosure that I say this without an alternate solution, but in context, for years it's been a felony on paper to assault a healthcare worker. But good luck getting NYPD to take a report (they want to see broken bones to even consider it) and even if they do, the DA's office never charges people. In my Manhattan facilities alone, there's at least one assault a day, frequently resulting in injury. But nobody is ever charged.

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[deleted] t1_jag70tu wrote

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Misommar1246 t1_jagczl0 wrote

Why is everything a slippery slope to you guys? Why do we have to make laws based on some fringe incident? Some guy somewhere acts excessive so we should ignore the 99% of cases this doesn’t happen and instead make sure this one thing never ever happens again?

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AceContinuum t1_jago714 wrote

>Why is everything a slippery slope to you guys? Why do we have to make laws based on some fringe incident? Some guy somewhere acts excessive so we should ignore the 99% of cases this doesn’t happen and instead make sure this one thing never ever happens again?

Are you trying to argue against the new bill on the grounds that you think it isn't necessary... because the vast majority of "repeat shoplifters" don't go around beating up retail workers?

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