According to House Bill 23-1169, which only has one sponsor, Denver Democrat Rep. Jennifer Bacon, the change is needed because “Public safety is served by responding to low-level offenses with increased services rather than custodial arrest because non-prosecution of low-level offenses has been shown to reduce reoffending, or recidivism, for these populations.” [More]
Because nothing says “Don’t go on to bigger violations” like excusing victimizing others in smaller ways without consequences.
It figures she doesn’t want you to be able to defend yourself against the sociopaths she’s helping.
Any government that allows this has deliberately reneged on its basic charter and absolved the governed of giving consent. And “whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.”
[Via Michael G]
