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SleepyHobo t1_jdybwen wrote

Reply to comment by mowotlarx in New Yorkers overwhelmingly support bail changes ahead of state budget deadline: Poll by Grass8989

Before you start spouting hyperboles and crap you have no idea of what you're talking about. Try educating yourself.

https://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/education/2021/02/11/lessons-from-history-france-s-wealth-tax-did-more-harm-than-good/#:~:text=The%20tax%20%E2%80%93%20called%20the%20ISF,on%20assets%20over%20%E2%82%AC10m).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_tax_on_wealth

Europe tried a wealth tax. It didn't work and that's why only 3 European countries still have one. They share the same problem we have. Millionaires can just move to another state (or country in Europe).

France lost billions of dollars in potential tax revenue and the average family impacted by the tax paid a paltry sum of around 2,000 euros.

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LunacyNow t1_jdybjiv wrote

Reply to New Yorkers overwhelmingly support bail changes ahead of state budget deadline: Poll by Grass8989

Why the hell can't they talk about this outside of budget negotiations? These idiots need to be voted out of office. The number one job of government, first and foremost, is to protect citizens and their property. If those in charge don't see that there are serious problems (that they've caused) and and need remediation then they shouldn't be in the job anymore.

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KaiDaiz t1_jdyb2wz wrote

Reply to comment by mowotlarx in New Yorkers overwhelmingly support bail changes ahead of state budget deadline: Poll by Grass8989

Discovery of relevant information to the case is the right and ethnical thing to do vs right now chasing and bogging down the system chasing irrelevant info that don't matter/change the case but subject entire case to dismissal on a short arbitrary deadline that was setup to fail is insane

You telling me its important to cases to collect the log books and officer complaints/work history of cops that show up and left never saw anything/interacted with victim/perp/witness/anyone is relevant details to waste resources on? and the people not even calling them as a witness. All you creating is mindless paperwork for nothing. No staff/resource in the world can cover that waste of time

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AceContinuum t1_jdyapne wrote

Reply to New York City is absolutely gorgeous by ProGamerMatt

Glad you enjoyed your visit! Especially glad to hear you ventured beyond the usual tourist traps and checked out Flushing. Though, speaking of tourist traps, if you didn't check out the (free) Staten Island Ferry this time, definitely do so on your next visit!

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BakedBread65 t1_jdya8k7 wrote

Reply to comment by mowotlarx in New Yorkers overwhelmingly support bail changes ahead of state budget deadline: Poll by Grass8989

The system will always be flawed with this law. When you give a defendant the chance to dismiss a case because the prosecution didn’t turn over the memobook for the 6th officer who responded to a scene, the defense is going to file a motion to dismiss. Then that takes months to resolve, slowing down the case, and clogging the courts further. Now prosecutors are so busy all cases are being plead down, and nobody has time for trial, so tons of discovery is being shared so nobody goes to trial.

In the same way the bail law gives judges no discretion, the discovery law gives judges no discretion to weigh the importance/prejudice of any items not turned over.

Nobody is saying NY should go back to the old ways for discovery, but there are other states that have balanced criminal discovery in a way that doesn’t result in the dismissals NY has.

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