Legislator critical of criminal justice policies amid Chicago robberies – Center Square

“There's no question that we have seen a surge of crimes ever since the SAFE-T Act was put into place,” state Sen. Steve McClure, a former state prosecutor, said. “The first reason is because it caused a lot of people to leave law enforcement, and we lost a lot of good officers. The second reason is because it emboldened criminals.”

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