{"id":2289,"date":"2023-04-19T20:09:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T20:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2023-04-19T21:16:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T21:16:29","slug":"wisconsin-legislature-sends-new-carjacking-law-to-gov-evers-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=2289","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Legislature Sends New Carjacking Law to Gov. Evers\u2019 Desk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The new proposal would make carjacking punishable by up to 60 years in prison.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wisconsin\u2019s governor will determine whether he supports a new carjacking law approved by the State Assembly on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The bill aims to add felony carjacking to the list of Wisconsin\u2019s laws.<\/p>\n

This comes at a time when Milwaukee Police are reporting a drastic increase in carjackings, from 77 YTD in 2021 to 127 YTD in 2023, a whopping 65% increase.<\/p>\n

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Milwaukee police crime statistics as of 4\/19\/2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rep. John Sppiros, R-Marshfield, said current state laws already make carjacking a crime, but there isn\u2019t a carjacking law.<\/p>\n

\u201cCarjacking is not defined by state statute,\u201d Spiros explained. \u201cIt could be burglary to a vehicle, robbery, burglary, things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new proposal also makes carjacking a Class B Felony if someone uses a weapon.<\/p>\n

\u201cTypically a carjacking is a vehicle that is occupied,\u201d Spiros explained. \u201cIt is occupied by a person, and somebody is forcefully taking it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Much of the debate over the new plan centered on Milwaukee, with some Republicans criticizing the city as unsafe.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think you could pay me to go down there now,\u201d Rep. Paul Tittl, R-Manitowoc, said of Milwaukee during Tuesday\u2019s debate.<\/p>\n

The new proposal would make carjacking punishable by up to 60 years in prison.<\/p>\n

Democratic state Rep. Ryan Clancy, D-Milwaukee, said 60 years in prison is more prison time than someone would get for other violent crimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we are doing when we take one arbitrary charge, and we highlight that above all of these others as Class C and B felonies,\u201d Clancy said. \u201cWe [are suggesting] that carjacking, with even the hint of a weapon being involved, is more heinous than any of these.\u201d<\/p>\n

The proposal passed the Assembly on a 80-18 vote that saw both Republicans and some Democrats vote in favor of the new charge. The State Senate passed the same legislation along a similar 23-8, bipartisan vote.<\/p>\n

The plan now heads to Gov. Evers\u2019 desk. The governor\u2019s office says he supports the new proposal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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