Borderline Cases.Prosecutors in southern Texas went on strike in July, refusing to accept drug cases referred to them by federal authorities. But the lack of cooperation does not necessarily signal a lack of enthusiasm for the war on drugs. Indeed, state Sen. David Sibley David Sibley may refer to :
n. Verbal expression of agreement or allegiance, unsupported by real conviction or action; hypocritical respect: " to the idea of "zero tolerance The policy of applying laws or penalties to even minor infringements of a code in order to reinforce its overall importance and enhance deterrence. Since the 1980s the phrase zero tolerance has signified a philosophy toward illegal conduct that favors strict imposition of " because it routinely declines to prosecute To follow through; to commence and continue an action or judicial proceeding to its ultimate conclusion. To proceed against a defendant by charging that person with a crime and bringing him or her to trial. cases involving relatively small amounts of drugs, instead passing the ball to local authorities. "For years, border counties, the poorest in the U.S., have borne the burden of border justice," another state senator Noun 1. state senator - a member of a state senate senator - a member of a senate told the News. "We can no longer bear this burden. The federal government must prosecute and pay for what it is charged to do." The money could be on the way. Gov. George W. Bush has promised that if he's elected president he will push for $50 million to help border counties prosecute the drug cases the Justice Department doesn't want to bother with. |
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