But earlier attempts by the Met Council to move to an administrative citation akin to a parking ticket were blocked by some Republicans in the Legislature who considered it soft on crime.

Source: https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2023/08/metro-transit-logs-45000-fare-enforcement-contacts-but-how-many-people-got-tickets/

But Queensland opposition health spokeswoman Ros Bates, a registered nurse, said the move was “soft on drugs” and pointed to a suggestion from NSW Police that pill-testing gave users false confidence about safety.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/a-certain-degree-of-bravery-qld-first-state-to-roll-out-pill-testing-20230225-p5cnju.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

Editorial: If L.A. air quality officials go soft on toxic railroad pollution, are the ports next?

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-10-02/matt-gaetz-kevin-mccarthy-congress-house-speaker

“I don’t want to be catapulted into a situation (where) we tried to develop good policy (and people) think that we’re soft on crime or whatever,” said Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Hartsville, who’s helping craft legislation.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/price-of-justice-bail-reform-push-in-sc-statehouse-a-complicated-balance-of-safety-liberty/article_ad48c4a4-b448-11ed-9988-8fec03cbef1a.html

It seemed to him that forgiveness had fallen from favor, that showing mercy somehow meant being soft on crime.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/when-minnesota-board-of-pardons-meets-supplicants-have-10-minutes-to-make-case/600312426/

Oakland locals have Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price for her “soft on crime” approach and lack of response to violence in the area.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/18/california-restaurant-closes-crime-blue-city/

The bid by historically nonaligned Sweden and Finland to join NATORussia's invasion of Ukraine has been held up by Ankara, which has accused Sweden in particular of being soft on Kurdish militants and other groups that Turkey considers security threats.

Source: https://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2023/01/21/turkey-condemns-sweden-protests-cancels-ministers-meeting/

The city’s sentencing reforms were misrepresented, but this is a poor time to appear soft on crime.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-cities-jobs-race-shifts-away-from-companies-to-people/

The leadership race itself was remarkably fiery, with serving finance secretary Kate Forbes torching her party's record in government and Ash Regan claiming it had gone soft on independence.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65200055?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

The Oversight Committee chairman added that Kerry has been too soft on China’s human rights violations “while promoting climate negotiations that the CCP does not even appear interested in entering.”

Source: https://1010wcsi.com/fox-politics/john-kerrys-secret-ccp-negotiations-probed-by-gop-oversight-chairman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-kerrys-secret-ccp-negotiations-probed-by-gop-oversight-chairman

To say the going is soft on the walk across would be putting it mildly, and I was just glad I had chosen a relatively dry day.

Source: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/outdoors/4317643/walk-this-way-the-ladder-hills-in-aberdeenshire/

While both men have similar opinions on this matter, it’s Nneji who will have to deal with the reactionary playbook and will have to contend with the perennial accusation that Democrats are soft on crime.

Source: https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2023/03/07/ulster-county-district-attorney-hopefuls-emmanuel-nneji-and-michael-kavanagh-discuss-bail-reform/