The similarities between the two have people worried about what would happen once September 29, 2022, which is 1 days away, will come. The SAFE-T Act was passed in 2020 but it failed to get the attention that it is currently receiving from people on TikTok and other social media platforms like Twitter. As per Rockford Register Star, the Act was passed back in 2020. The outlet notes that due to the law, approximately 400 criminal defendants will be released back into the community.
Under the law, acts such as “aggravated batteries, robberies, burglaries, hate crimes, aggravated DUIs, vehicular homicide, drug-induced homicides, all drug offenses, including delivery of fentanyl and trafficking cases, are not eligible for detention no matter the severity of the crime or the defendant’s risk to a specific person or the community, unless the People prove by clear and convincing evidence the person has a “high likelihood of willful flight to avoid prosecution.” People have been comparing it to real-life Purge because of the famous movie that was released back in 2014.
The movie’s synopsis is based on the time when the American government sanctions an annual 12-hour period during which all criminal activity, including murder, is legal. The story then goes on to show how a family deals with an intruder who poses a threat to their safety.