Jail time is possible. Mr. Solden's plan, now being drafted, would make such cases a civil matter. But scale aside, the problems are the same. Supervisor Solden, serving his first term in the job, made clean-up an issue last fall when he ran for the office. But there also is a satisfying philosophical appeal in decriminalizing blight removal.
Robbery is clearly a crime.
So is assault. The decriminalization proposal is expected to go before the township board this month, and we urge its adoption.