Should Prosecutors Pursue Minor Crimes?
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The Impact of a System in Which Minor Crimes Are Not Prosecuted
CNN's John D. Sutter and CNN iReporter Paul Begala take on the issue of not prosecuting minor crimes. They ask: Is there a moral hazard if victims feel nobody is going to do anything about them? In Chicago, 80% of those killed are African American; blacks constitute 13.5% of population but more than 53% of nation's homicide victims. "We need to use our American ingenuity, our black excellence," Begala says.
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