• It repeals the 7-day retail theft notification requirement, thereby stripping the ability of retailers to prepare evidence for court proceedings: leading to critical evidence being withheld; uninformed victims being less likely to participate in court proceedings; and unreported theft if retailers perceive systemic neglect.
• It removes police discretion when investigating domestic abuse.  Not all claims made by alleged victims are truthful. Why not use robots to enforce the law if police can't be trusted?
• It allows charges to be vacated if the person was a victim of sex trafficking. Cassidy wants to give a pass for any crime whatsoever—prostitution, theft, burglary, terrorism, battery, kidnapping, murder, whatever - if they were a victim of human trafficking.
• It removes more police discretion by prohibiting a police officer from discouraging a victim from filing a police report. Major crimes in Chicago are between 70,000-80,000. Does anyone think that 1,000 detectives can solve that many? Again, discretion is extremely critical.

Urge your state rep to oppose HB 1302.