Catch up fast: Proposition A would amend the city charter to:
- Prevent officers from investigating abortions. (Illegal in TX)
- Halt citations and arrests for low-level marijuana possession. (Illegal in TX)
- Ban police chokeholds and no-knock warrants.
- Expand the city's cite-and-release policy to direct officers to cite, not arrest, people for certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses, including some theft offenses.
- Create a justice director position for the city, a person who hasn't worked in law enforcement and would oversee criminal justice policies...
The other side: The police union and local business leaders oppose the measure. They have focused on the cite-and-release expansion, not the abortion component, saying it will increase crime by emboldening people who won't be arrested.
- The cite-and-release expansion includes theft under $750 and graffiti damages less than $2,500. Opponents say small businesses would be the victims.
Zoom out: Proposition A opposition taps into voters' crime fears. It's a similar strategy that candidates used in the Chicago mayoral race this year.
- Supporters have tapped into abortion rights as a galvanizing issue popular with many voters...
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