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Mike Garcia: “Within prop 47, AD 109 and 57, there's now language that…”

Featuring: Mike Garcia, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 27

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Mike Garcia Town Hall 06AUG24

Published | Video Starts at 1:29:09

So you don't have enough cops, you know, around because they're literally getting fired, like not hired or they're not staffing at the academies. And the, probably the nastiest side effect besides the crime and besides what's happening to our cops is Within prop 47, AD 109 and 57, there's now language that prevents judges from requiring someone who's picked up for, say, shooting up heroin in the streets. They used to be, they'd be brought in front of a judge by the deputy. The judge would say, hey, we're going to commute your sentence. (1:29:09–1:29:22)

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