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Brooklyn prosecutor says won't prosecute most low-level marijuana possession arrests
2014-07-09 02:44:09| Apparel - Topix.net
The Brooklyn District Attorney's office in New York, one of the largest in the U.S., says it will stop prosecuting most low-level marijuana possession cases, especially for first-time offenders.
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NYC borough won't prosecute low-level pot offenses
2014-07-09 02:23:10| Footwear - Topix.net
Many such cases have historically gotten dismissed anyway. But Thompson's new policy marks a departure by nixing the cases upfront, sparing arrestees time in custody and court - and sending a message that a DA is pushing forward a public discussion of pulling back from a spike in marijuana arrests citywide in recent decades.
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NYC Borough Won't Prosecute Low-Level Pot Offenses
2014-07-09 02:23:09| Footwear - Topix.net
Many of the thousands of people arrested on low-level marijuana possession charges in Brooklyn will likely get the cases dropped before even having to go to court, District Attorney Kenneth Thompson announced Tuesday in a novel move to address the heavy toll of pot arrests in the nation's largest city.
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Australia: Bill Shorten vows to tackle climate change despite 'our failure to prosecute'
2014-07-01 07:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Bill Shorten has vowed to re-fight the case for effective action against global warming, as he conceded Labor had underestimated the impact of the anti-climate change brigade. The opposition leader reflected on the breakdown in Australias political and public consensus on climate change in a speech which laid out some markers on leadership and the way to win over voters for contentious reforms. Shorten traced the current fault line on climate policy to Tony Abbotts rolling of Malcolm Turnbull...
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Toyota Case Shows It's Hard To Prosecute Execs
2014-03-25 09:44:31| Automakers - Topix.net
Efforts to conceal the extent of dangerous car defects at Toyota Motor Corp. were so pervasive, prosecutors say, that an exasperated employee at one point warned that "someone will go to jail if lies are repeatedly told."