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Special Sentences What do you think about mandatory minimum sentences for people who “assault” “injure” even minor temporary injuries, “kill or conspire to kill, injure or assault” federal judges, federal law enforcement officers or a "federally funded public safety officer" which can get pretty inclusive when you start considering where federal government money gets distributed (it would include people who are not even police officers). It also includes people who are off duty and or retired, though there is supposed to be a requirement that the act is in relation to previous actions while on duty. Check out “Back The Blue Act.” Legislation put forth by Senator Cornyn, along with Republican co-sponsors Ted Cruz and Thom Tillis. Republicans that just love those mandatory sentences. Sentences that give no concern whatsoever to the circumstances. I for one think that the regular laws we have against murder, assault etc. are good enough for all of us. I don’t like the idea of special protections for certain people. After all we are all created equal aren’t we? I don’t like that crimes against judges get special penalties under the law. I definitely don’t think that any police or public safety officer should have special penalties associated with crimes against them given the way they have been abusing their power. Especially when it is so open to abuse if a police officer can claim they were assaulted or injured when the supposed perpetrator doesn’t have any witnesses to defend him/her. When police put a choke hold and tackle someone who was supposedly selling loose<b> cigarettes </font></b>and push his face into the ground and then stand around with him saying he can’t breathe and do nothing to help him for the entire time that it takes for an ambulance to arrive I have to wonder who should get the special penalties. By the way in that case even though the coroner said it was a homicide, and choke holds are prohibited by the NYPD, the police officer didn’t even get indicted. Given the number of cases where innocent people are sent to prison for any amount of time but usually long sentences, and it is later found that the prosecutor or the police held back exculpatory evidence that would have cleared them or put serious doubt on their guilt, who should get the special penalties? They certainly don’t, most every time they walk away or get promoted. When the Chicago police detective and commander Jon Graham Burge who tortured people to get false confessions and who knows maybe even some real ones was discovered and prosecuted he was acquitted. The system did catch up to him a little later though with a conviction on obstruction of justice and perjury charges in relation to a civil suit regarding the torture allegations. In other words he got away with it then got snagged up on other minor charges, kind of like someone else I remember form back then. Meanwhile it cost tens of millions of dollars for the investigations and settlements. He spent less than four years in prison even though he sent people to prison and to death sentences with his tortured confessions. So who do you think, if anybody, should get special penalties associated with the crimes they commit? Vive La Difference |
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All I really want to say is that John Cornyn is an asshole of the first water. oh, and one more thing: FUCK John Cornyn. Become a member now and get a free tote bag.
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we doing animal farm here? having dealt with the criminal justice both personally and professionally, I think that mandatory minimums are ridiculous and parole boards that are appointed as political favors make them even more stupid. that being said....judges can be equally dangerous and should be required to take tests every other year to ensure their mental acuity and somehow measure their stability. the USA has more people in jail than any other country in the world. we kill more people than any other country in the world.......this is NOT something we should be proud of. You cannot conceive the many without the one.
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I don't special laws meting out greater punishments for certain groups of people. We're all human.  
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