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delisen

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4. As a victim of property crime, I prefer restitution

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Tue Apr 22, 2025, 07:05 PM

Apr 22

The first time offender who burglarized my property and neighboring homes got a long prison sentence and left his wife and child destitute.

I would have much preferred he paid restitution.and fulfilled other requirements.

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Hennepin County attorney won't charge man who caused $20K in damage to Teslas [View all] question everything Apr 22 OP

If he is paying for the property damage stillcool Apr 22 #1

Because this is a crime? We usually charge individuals who vandalize property. question everything Apr 22 #2

And then they're usually offered probation and fined, which is what happened here. Why not streamline it? WhiskeyGrinder Apr 22 #3

As a victim of property crime, I prefer restitution delisen Apr 22 #4

How long do the victims need to wait before they receive their restitution ? MichMan Apr 22 #5

The Mpls police refused to investigate iemanja Apr 22 #6

The act was caught on video question everything Apr 22 #7

The Bloomington Chief of Police handled a Tesla keying case much like this a few weeks ago & was hailed as a hero dflprincess Apr 23 #8