Progressive Boston mayor pushing for decriminalization of criminal offenses like shoplifting, trespassing and destruction of property
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu believes that many basic offenses should not be prosecuted and that the “criminals” should be let off scot-free. Worse, she is for the shuttering of the Boston Police gang database as well as re-allocating police funds towards other “city priorities.”
Her stances on these issues were revealed in the “2021 Boston Mayoral Candidate Questionnaire” from Progressive Massachusetts, a 501c4 nonprofit organization that tracks and ranks how progressive elected officials are. The 39-year-old city executive argued for charges including shoplifting and disorderly conduct to be beyond the reach of prosecutors. She also insisted on the “soft-on-crime” approach for other serious crimes including receiving stolen property, driving with a…
