ABC 7: More Cities Expected to Join Lawsuit Opposing New ‘Zero-Bail’ Policy in Los Angeles County

RAND If you re ░░░░░░░░ for certain crimes in ░░░░░░░░ County you now may ░░░░░░░░ released without having to ░░░░░░░░ bail A new policy ░░░░░░░░ today that critics say ░░░░░░░░ going to lead to ░░░░░░░░ crime Hello and thank ░░░░░░░░ for joining us I ░░░░░░░░ Jory Rand FISHER I ░░░░░░░░ Michelle Fisher this is ░░░░░░░░ News at 6 on ░░░░░░░░ Hulu and wherever you ░░░░░░░░ That new zero bail ░░░░░░░░ is now in effect ░░░░░░░░ the county It s ░░░░░░░░ to help out defendants ░░░░░░░░ low level crimes who ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ to post bail RAND ░░░░░░░░ News reporter Leanne Sutter ░░░░░░░░ live in Arcadia where ░░░░░░░░ officials there are joining ░░░░░░░░ loud charge that this ░░░░░░░░ not a good idea ░░░░░░░░ SUTTER Yeah certainly Jerry ░░░░░░░░ the frustration is high ░░░░░░░░ is one of 12 ░░░░░░░░ now suing to stop ░░░░░░░░ controversial no bail policy ░░░░░░░░ it puts communities at ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts SUTTER voice ░░░░░░░░ Suspects in L A ░░░░░░░░ no longer locked up ░░░░░░░░ misdemeanors and specific non ░░░░░░░░ felonies as the new ░░░░░░░░ zero bail policy takes ░░░░░░░░ VINATIERI We are not ░░░░░░░░ safe as we should ░░░░░░░░ SUTTER voice over The ░░░░░░░░ of Whittier one of ░░░░░░░░ expressing serious concerns for ░░░░░░░░ The city filing suit ░░░░░░░░ a dozen other municipalities ░░░░░░░░ in to block the ░░░░░░░░ which came from long ░░░░░░░░ criticism that cash bail ░░░░░░░░ the rich Opponents say ░░░░░░░░ will only create more ░░░░░░░░ VINATIERI There are a ░░░░░░░░ of these folks who ░░░░░░░░ involved in misdemeanor and ░░░░░░░░ level felonies who will ░░░░░░░░ be basically out zero ░░░░░░░░ no bail at all ░░░░░░░░ of them are repeat ░░░░░░░░ And so they re ░░░░░░░░ to do something else ░░░░░░░░ SUTTER voice over Cash ░░░░░░░░ has now been eliminated ░░░░░░░░ all but the most ░░░░░░░░ crimes and that means ░░░░░░░░ will be cited and ░░░░░░░░ Those arrested for sexual ░░░░░░░░ domestic violence and offenses ░░░░░░░░ weapons will be exempt ░░░░░░░░ the zero bail policy ░░░░░░░░ Robert Luna telling the ░░░░░░░░ of supervisors that approximately ░░░░░░░░ of those released with ░░░░░░░░ bail get re arrested ░░░░░░░░ feels victims need a ░░░░░░░░ LUNA They are concerned ░░░░░░░░ the lack of consequences ░░░░░░░░ those who commit crimes ░░░░░░░░ specifically those who are ░░░░░░░░ offenders When they see ░░░░░░░░ hear about people being ░░░░░░░░ immediately after an arrest ░░░░░░░░ negatively impacts their confidence ░░░░░░░░ our criminal justice system ░░░░░░░░ ends SUTTER The mayor ░░░░░░░░ Whittier says that more ░░░░░░░░ are expected to join ░░░░░░░░ lawsuit later this week ░░░░░░░░ in Arcadia Leanne Sutrer ░░░░░░░░ Eyewitness News.”