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[RxCowboy]

I don't think he did.

JD said “If he doesn't complete his diversion requirements including restitution, he could still be subject to charges and prison time.”

Pretty sure he did.

 

[Rob B.]

JD said “If he doesn't complete his diversion requirements including restitution, he could still be subject to charges and prison time.”

Pretty sure he did.

But he didn't state that no charges were filed unless revoked which is unlike a deferred sentence.

 

[CowboyJD]

Does a pre-charge diversion means no charges are ever filed? As in they defer even filing unless conditions of the diversion aren't met?


I know it's the NYP but according to this, the 19 yr old that she filed felony charges on was a 1st time offender as well.

It seems a little two tiered from here.

Minnesota DA’s woke two-tier justice prizes Tesla violence above all

Mary Moriarty, Minneapolis’ leftist top prosecutor, is throwing the book at a non-political car vandal — but letting a Tesla terrorist walk.

nypost.com

In a pre-charge diversion, if the conditions of the diversion agreement are met, no charges are ever filed.

If they aren’t met, charges are filed.

As for your article citation, not only is that the NYP, but it’s an opinion piece….by Bill Glahn…who runs a right wing Minnesota non-profit policy think tank who has “A cornerstone of Minnesota’s right-wing propaganda machine" in his Twitter/X bio.

I want to be clear that I’m not defending this DA. I’m also not condemning her without more info. Even with more info, I probably wouldn’t second guess her decisions because I really dislike my decisions being second guessed by people without all of the same information I have when I decide (much of which may be confidential that I can’t disclose).

 

[Rob B.]

In a pre-charge diversion, if the conditions of the diversion agreement are met, no charges are ever filed.

If they aren’t met, charges are filed.

As for your article citation, not only is that the NYP, but it’s an opinion piece….by Bill Glahn…who runs a right wing Minnesota non-profit policy think tank who has “A cornerstone of Minnesota’s right-wing propaganda machine" in his Twitter/X bio.

I want to be clear that I’m not defending this DA. I’m also not condemning her without more info. Even with more info, I probably wouldn’t second guess her decisions because I really dislike my decisions being second guessed by people without all of the same information I have when I decide (much of which may be confidential that I can’t disclose).

I understand it's a heavily biased opinion piece, but it does state the 19 yr old had never been charged with anything. So we're looking at a 33 yr old government staffer who did 21K of damage for political reasons and a 19 yr old who did 7K for personal reasons to a co-worker. Still seems a bit biased to me.

 

[Bowers3]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1915934763376091613

 

[cowboyinexile]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1915934763376091613

 

[CowboyJD]

I understand it's a heavily biased opinion piece, but it does state the 19 yr old had never been charged with anything. So we're looking at a 33 yr old government staffer who did 21K of damage for political reasons and a 19 yr old who did 7K for personal reasons to a co-worker. Still seems a bit biased to me.

There are a ton of other considerations as well.

If you want to buy into an admittedly heavily biased opinion piece (something you accused me of doing this morning at 4am, btw)…feel free to go for it.

I’m not trying to convince anybody of anything. I just know that I’ve been in the shoes of being second guessed by people with limited information and an agenda, and I’m not going to do the same thing here.

 

[Rob B.]

There are a ton of other considerations as well.

If you want to buy into an admittedly heavily biased opinion piece (something you accused me of doing this morning at 4am, btw)…feel free to go for it.

I’m not trying to convince anybody of anything. I just know that I’ve been in the shoes of being second guessed by people with limited information and an agenda, and I’m not going to do the same thing here.

And I respect that position.

 

[HacklemanPoke]

And now for the rest of the story.....

“Our main priorities are to secure restitution for the victims and hold Mr. Adams accountable,” Hennepin County Attorney’s Office spokesman Daniel Borgertpoepping stated.

“As a result, we will file for pre-charge diversion to best facilitate both of those goals. This is an approach taken in many property crime cases and helps to ensure the individual keeps their job and can pay restitution, as well as reducing the likelihood of repeat offenses.”

“Criminal prosecution remains a possibility should unlawful behavior continue.”

“Participants in the county attorney’s diversion program are expected to sign a contract which could include conditions like community service and restitution payments,” the Star Tribune noted.
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I'm not second guessing anything here when I say diversion agreements and deferred sentences are pretty common with first time offenders and property crimes. If he doesn't complete his diversion requirements including restitution, he could still be subject to charges and prison time.

I don't use pre-charge diversion agreements because I don't like that they aren't court approved (at least here in Oklahoma), but I use deferred sentences (where they plead guilty and if they complete their probation, they are allowed to withdraw their guilty plea and have their case dismissed and expunged) quite a bit for first time felony property crimes.

I don't know what the facts of the other felony property damage claim Benny Johnson is talking about are. I don't know who Benny Johnson even is. Those facts would be very important to me to know before I made final charging decisions. I anticipate Johnson left them out with a purpose. It's one of the big reasons I hate social media and social media pundits. They've all (on both sides) got an ax to grind or a narrative to promote. You can't trust any of them to give you unvarnished facts.

This DA certainly sounds more liberal than me, but what has been posted is very far from proving there is a "two-tier justice system" in her office.

I'm not saying there isn't such a two-tier justice system in her office, but this post is very far away from proving there is.

Benny Johnson is one of the right biased social media influencers who was paid large sums of money from a Tenn media company whose source for the $ was Russian state media to amplify disinformation.

The influencers claim they didn’t know Russia was behind the $. And they weren’t charged. Can’t find where they have paid the $ back.

 

[Polds4OSU]