Reader misogynist \u2013 who is a libertarian sort \u2013 sends this along<\/a> with the note, \u201cthis is some scary stuff, right here\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Misdemeanor crimes such as assaults, thefts and burglaries will no longer be prosecuted in Contra Costa County because of budget cuts, the county\u2019s top prosecutor said Tuesday.<\/p>\n District Attorney Robert Kochly also said that beginning May 4, his office will no longer prosecute felony drug cases involving smaller amounts of narcotics. That means anyone caught with less than a gram of methamphetamine or cocaine, less than 0.5 grams of heroin and fewer than five pills of ecstasy, OxyContin or Vicodin won\u2019t be charged.<\/p>\n People who are suspected of misdemeanor drug crimes, break minor traffic laws, shoplift, trespass or commit misdemeanor vandalism will also be in the clear. Those crimes won\u2019t be prosecuted, either. I hope<\/em> the report is incorrect. The press does sometimes get things wrong:<\/p>\n Other not-good \u201cscary stuff\u201d:<\/strong> Read down Jake Tapper\u2019s report here<\/a>. It all makes me uncomfortable, every bit of it; Robert Gibb\u2019s nausea-inducing attempt at glibness, Obama\u2019s \u201ctransparent,\u201d love of the state secret (and his disdain for those secrets<\/a> which effectively<\/a> keep us safe and informed<\/a>).<\/p>\n Also, his clear intention to nationalize the banks<\/a> and take control of them, his strange ideas about economic recovery<\/a> and his seeming inability to find much good to say about his own nation, while abroad<\/a>. That\u2019s what I want in a president, a guy who listens to America-bashing and then, if he doesn\u2019t quite join in, doesn\u2019t much seem to mind it, either. As long as the bashing is not blaming him, personally. Because he\u2019s cool. And slicker than Bill Clinton ever thought to be<\/a>.<\/p>\n Our betters in the press:<\/strong> are awfully particular about what they leave out of their reports<\/a>. Interesting omissions<\/a>. And claims<\/a>.<\/p>\n Our betters in Congress<\/strong> \u2013 (the most ethical Congress evah<\/a>), battle back against an ethics probe<\/a> while a powerful senator insults our intelligence<\/a> with seeming impunity. Shysters, one and all, the whole boiling of them need throwing out.<\/p>\n Our betters in the arts:<\/strong> Can\u2019t be bothered to get history right<\/a> but still tell us we\u2019re stupid to take offense. Not that I wholly agree with Donohue, but the bashing does get tedious, sometimes. Our betters in all media, while disdainful of the ordinary folk who dare to exercise their right to free expression and assembly<\/a>, do seem to be having difficulty with concepts on the value of the individual<\/a>. You\u2019d think people in the arts would get it.<\/p>\n Janet Napolitano<\/strong>, who seems not to know any people who aren\u2019t exactly like her that are not also terrorists, also doesn\u2019t know that illegal immigration is illegal<\/a>. Now everyone knows I differ with the right\/base on this question and favor helping immigrants become tax-paying, English speaking citizens over strenuous deportation measures. But even I concede that \u2013 for crying out loud \u2013 coming into the country illegally is\u2026illegal<\/em>.<\/p>\n Had enough? Me too.<\/strong> Someone sent this my way, and it\u2019s worth reading as a palate cleanser \u2013 a 7 year old rant against politically correct language<\/a>, by P.J. O\u2019 Rourke. Some slightly vulgar content warning; you\u2019re warned.<\/p>\n If that\u2019s too much reading for you (it is 6 amusing pages) \u2013 Rachel Lucas says \u2018O, to be in England, now that spring is here\u2026\u2019<\/a> and makes me hate her very much.<\/p>\n Or\u2026you can check out this amusing parental contest<\/a>, complete with chopstick-using cat, and self-flagellation<\/a>. And more joys of homeschooling, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Shut up<\/a>. And go see pretty baby<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Reader misogynist \u2013 who is a libertarian sort \u2013 sends this along with the note, \u201cthis is some scary stuff, right here\u2026\u201d Misdemeanor crimes such as assaults, thefts and burglaries will no longer be prosecuted in Contra Costa County because of budget cuts, the county\u2019s top prosecutor said Tuesday. 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\nDon\u2019t even bother submitting the cases, Kochly said Monday in a memo to the Contra Costa County Police Chiefs Association, representing local police chiefs. \u201cIf they are submitted, they will be screened out by category by support staff and returned to your department without review by a deputy district attorney,\u201d he wrote.
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\nThe changes are needed to help eliminate a $1.9 million budget deficit in the district attorney\u2019s office for this fiscal year. By month\u2019s end, six deputy district attorneys will be laid off, and another 11 will have to be let go by the end of the year, Kochly said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n