crime. some crimes that will no longer be prosecuted include marijuana misdemeanors, unlicensed operation, routine traffic operations and resisting arrest and prostitution no longer will be prosecuted. critics said the soft on crime approach in new york and other major cities say the policy will do the opposite of stopping crime. seems to me that giving green light and enbolding the criminal element is to obstruct governmental administration and interfere with arrest. some people don t belong in society and these three have shown us that. large metropolitan areas enacted similar policy like chicago, l.a. and san francisco have seen crime spiral out of