I don’t know about you, but $750 is a lot of money to me. And it would be to any store owner.
“Come, take $750 a day for free.”
Dallas criminals have just been given a license to steal – up to $750, that is.
Following his November 2018 election win, Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot, a Democrat, announced that he will no longer prosecute certain low-level crimes, including thefts of personal items worth less than $750 as long as it isn’t for economic gain, according to CBS DFW.
Creuzot began his leniency approach shortly after he was elected, announcing “On my agenda is to not ask judges to send people to the penitentiary for technical violations of their probation – for instance not doing community service, not paying fines and fees.”
So adhering to the terms of one’s probation in Dallas County is now optional as well.
In a Friday letter, Creuzot expanded on his policies – adding that first-time marijuana offenses or any drug possession cases involving less than .01 grams of a drug will not be prosecuted.
Creuzot said he’ll dismiss many criminal trespass cases as well, charges he says are most often brought against the mentally ill and homeless.
He also said his office will no longer prosecute theft cases involving personal items worth less than $750, unless evidence shows it was for economic gain. –CBS DFW