Two points.

First: that's not what a "sanctuary city" is. That term specifically refers to cities that don't let their local law enforcement and courts assist ICE/CBP. The idea is that local crimes happen to everyone regardless of immigration status and we don't want a situation where undocumented people live lawlessly because they can't talk to police or court officers without fear of deportation.

Second: there's no "activist judge lets you go" loop. In practice judges are pretty tightly constrained by the law when it comes to pretrial detention. However, there _is_ a "cops refuse to do their job out of protest" loop.

And also: none of this is a technical problem! It's all political/social dynamics and surveillance doesn't affect it at all.

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tbojanin 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

- I used "Sanctuary city" as a synonym for a "soft on crime" city.

- An example of who I classify as an "activist judge" is Teresa Stokes. She let out the repeat offender with 14 prior arrests that stabbed Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte[1].

[1] https://timmoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-...

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tonymet 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Do you think the city councils who declare “sanctuary city” status turn around and tell the DAs to be tough on those same individuals?

They go hand in hand.

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duped 2 days ago | parent [-]

I think you have a very warped understanding of municipal government, policy, and how it relates to law enforcement. Because nowhere in the US that I'm aware of has a city council that can "tell the DA" anything.

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tonymet 2 days ago | parent [-]

Explain how it operates and why you would expect a sanctuary city to have a tough on crime DA

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duped 2 days ago | parent [-]

It's very clear to me that you're not interested in discussing things in good faith, so I'm choosing not to engage with you.

	▲	tonymet 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		It’s clear to me that you’re not able to take a position but you pretend to be sophisticated by attacking others. Cheerio