State Attorney Melissa Nelson explained the challenges and opportunities of enforcing the law in District 4, which includes Duval, Nassau and Clay counties to a local philanthropy group Monday.
Nelson shared behind the scenes look at footage from violent crime cases that her office is in charge of and talked about the challenges of drug overdoses and prosecuting drug dealers who are making substances that are killing users.“It’s affecting every segment of our society. In fact, before just talking to you and after this speech, I’ve been approached by three different people who have been touched by it in their own families,” Nelson said.
Nelson’s office will take awareness and prevention one step further by launching a social media campaign to help reinforce how dangerous street drugs are to those who consume them. She said her office will continue to enforce the law when it’s violated but also recognizes that prevention is important, especially for youth violence.
“The most important thing we can do as a city is before that kids decide to pickup a gun or join a gang or use a gun at that point and time, if we can intervene with that and change the trajectory of that child’s life, we also change the safety of our community,” Nelson said.Just this year, through March, there were 69 people reported shot. In March of 2022, that number was at 101 people, which shows a 32% decline.
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