Currently, trespassing (on government property), is classed as a Felony C. This is because secure installations outlined within the charge as restricted properties, i.e. FNG, Capitol on Lockdown, FBI, etc.) would certainly have it make sense to make it a felony since it’s sensitive government property, also making it lethal force zones (depending on the circumstance).
however, this also makes it a felony to trespass in places such as dot, dpw, etc., which would make more sense being a misdemeanor than a felony considering it’s not sensitive government property IMO. (this can also hinder someone filing a time-based expungement, whereas misdemeanors are 30 days, felonies are 60)
a possible solution is amending the charge to be variable, a felony for trespassing on sensitive gov property like the ones outlined above, with a higher time than the current listed on the charge (300sec.) BUT a misdemeanor for properties that aren’t so sensitive (again, dot, dpw, etc.) with it carrying the same time of 300 seconds.
tell me ur thoughts, might go forward with something if ppl agree, wont if ppl don’t agree cuz I also wanna see if I’m being a tard
i suggested a very long time ago to split trespassing into different charges. some facilities in a felony charge, the other in a misdemeanour charge.
historically – i.e. when it was made a felony – it was literally just capitol, fng, governors mansion, doc, and maybe one or two other things.
now theres an endless list of places: these were added because trespassing is an inconvenience, whereas the historic locations were added because trespassing posed a threat (although I would not have the capitol as a felony in this hypothetical two-tier trespassing system)
i. Trespassing on a Federal Installation (or Government Property) as a Felony A, mandatory arrest.
ii. Residential Trespassing as a Misedemeanor B, arrest or citation
iii. Commercial Trespassing as Misdemeanor C, arrest or citation
Federal installation??? My brother in christ we are not a US state. Secondly. Felony A…for being somewhere you aren’t supposed to be. So you want murder and terrorism to have the same penalty as trespassing? Just to be clear. I feel that may not stand up in court.
And yet we don’t follow US law, don’t follow the US Constitution, have any US federal presence in our game, and our legislature exercises powers only the US Congress has.