No. The increased crime is costing us several times more I'm sure you'll find.
The Prop is just insane. Stealing a gun is now just a misdemeanor, but if you manage to squeeze an 11th round in your magazine for your legally owned, registered gun, then you're a felon.
Other effects:
- Change crimes like purse and phone snatching -- where thieves grab expensive property right off your body -- into petty theft, the same as stealing a candy bar.
- Make possession of "date rape" drugs a misdemeanor.
- Prevent many commercial burglars from being charged with a felony as long as they strike during work hours -- when it's most dangerous for employees.
- Make stealing a handgun -- which is often done to commit violent crimes -- a misdemeanor in almost all cases.
- Reduce sentences for muggers, burglars, cocaine and heroin dealers, and other dangerous criminals who pled guilty to lesser offenses like grand theft or possession.
- Make receiving property obtained through extortion a misdemeanor (up to $950).
- Make stealing horses and other animals a misdemeanor in many cases.
You know who supported Prop 47?
CA Democratic Party
ACLU
NAACP
NY Times
LA Times
Jay Z
You know who opposed Prop 47?
Shelley Zimmerman, San Diego chief of police
Nancy O'Malley, Alameda County district attorney
Bill Brown, Santa Barbara county sheriff
Bonnie Dumanis, San Diego County district attorney
John Robertson, Napa County sheriff
Stephen Wagstaffe, San Mateo County district attorney
Mark Peterson, Contra Costa County district attorney
Jill Ravitch, Sonoma County district attorney
Thomas Allman, Mendocino County sheriff
Joyce Dudley, Santa Barbara County district attorney
Michael Webb, Redondo Beach city attorney
David Eyster, Mendocino County district attorney
John McMahon, San Bernardino County sheriff-coroner
Steve Freitas, Sonoma County sheriff
Jan Scully, Sacramento County district attorney
Thomas Cavallero, Merced County sheriff-coroner
Lisa Green, Kern County district attorney
Jon Lopey, Siskiyou County sheriff
Dean Growdon, Lassen County sheriff
Birgit Fladager, Stanislaus County district attorney
Scott Jones, Sacramento County sheriff
Thomas Cooke, Mariposa County district attorney
Greg Hagwood, Plumas County sheriff
David Hollister, Plumas County district attorney
Greg Strickland, Kings County district attorney
Bruce Haney, Trinity County sheriff
Kirk Andrus, Siskiyou County district attorney
Todd Riebe, Amador County district attorney
John Anderson, Madera County sheriff
California State Sheriffs Association
California Peace Officers Association
California Correctional Supervisors Association
Guess which side is more knowledgable about crime?