An effort to clear a backlog in the court system, combined with a lack of prosecutors, has led hundreds of people charged with an array of criminal misdemeanors in Alaska’s most-populous city to have their cases dropped without a trial.

An effort to clear a backlog in the court system, combined with a lack of prosecutors, has led hundreds of people charged with an array of criminal misdemeanors in Alaska’s most-populous city to have their cases dropped without a trial.

  • Hegar@fedia.io
    191·
    1 month ago

    Domestic abuse, child abuse and DUI

    Aren’t these the crimes police are most likely to commit?

  • Greyghoster@aussie.zone
    17·
    1 month ago

    Wow! Domestic violence and child abuse is a misdemeanour? Probably highlights why there is so much domestic violence and child abuse.

  • Letstakealook@lemm.ee
    7·
    1 month ago

    You heard it here; if you’d like $1000, enjoy abusing women and children, as well as drunken joy riding Anchorage is your town, baby!