tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879846109601593261.post7395660077590296859..comments2024-02-08T06:15:12.164-08:00Comments on California Focus Syndicated Column: WILL PROP. 47 TURN OUT TO BE A FIRE HAZARD?California Focushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04519309712423264033noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879846109601593261.post-63107970567102707122015-07-17T12:56:32.130-07:002015-07-17T12:56:32.130-07:00This is essentially a complaint that we no longer ...This is essentially a complaint that we no longer have slave labor to fight fires. And the bit at the end about increased workloads for city attorneys is pure speculation, and doesn't even make much sense. There are less felonies now, which decreases the workload on district attorneys offices, which would enable them to absorb any increase in misdemeanor workload (yes, DA offices handle misdemeanors as well). But the actual evidence shows that there are simply less arrests now than before because officers don't consider it worth their time to arrest people on drug possession charges, so it's not even clear there's much increased workload on the misdemeanor side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com