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Updated: Friday, November 6th, 2015
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Man accused of shooting Richmond officer had fled parole

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RE: Man accused of shooting Richmond officer had fled parole

November 6th, 2015 @ 9:07AM (8 years ago)

Kentucky needs mandatory sentencing laws. Parole should be abolished. This nonsense about setting criminals free because they're non-violent ignores that the drug trade is violent by definition. Just because they weren't caught and convicted of doing a violent crime doesn't mean they weren't committing violence. Keep them in prison for what you can.

RE: Man accused of shooting Richmond officer had fled parole

November 6th, 2015 @ 12:43PM (8 years ago)

The murderer was released from prison in May 2012 because of the "reform" law that the state legislature passed and the Beshear signed in 2011.

"In 2011, the legislature passed House Bill 463 that promised to save $420 million over a decade, by curbing the state’s exploding prison population, diverting low-level offenders away from prison and reigning in the state’s high rate of recidivism. The typical prisoner costs the state around $21,700 a year, 20 times more than supervising them on parole."

What was the dollar figure they put on a murdered officer, rape victim or drug addicted kid?

RE: Man accused of shooting Richmond officer had fled parole

November 6th, 2015 @ 1:03PM (8 years ago)

Now that the politicians are done patting themselves on the back for their "prison reforms" and an officer is dead, Bevin should think about how he can fix all the problems they've created by setting hardened criminals loose on the public. This state is rife with drug trafficking and their big idea to fix it is setting drug dealers free.

"In early 2008, I directed Justice & Public Safety Secretary J. Michael Brown to convene the Criminal Justice Council and report back on recommendations for curbing the rising prison population. That report, and the work of subsequent work groups, provided the groundwork for much of these reforms. I’d like to thank Sec. Brown along with Sen. Jensen, Rep. Tilley and all the task force members who diligently worked together to bring this reformative legislation to fruition,” stated Gov. Beshear. “I greatly appreciate their continued efforts to better our corrections system and enhance overall public safety throughout our Commonwealth.”

“House Bill 463 is landmark legislation not only for the positive changes it proposes for our penal code, but also for the manner in which it became law,” said Speaker Greg Stumbo. “Anytime you can bring together as many diverse groups as this bill did, and have them agree, you’re on to something special. Rep. John Tilley and Sen. Tom Jensen did a tremendous job in getting this bill to the finish line.”

“It is the most significant and meaningful piece of legislation that I have had the privilege to work on since being elected to the state legislature,” said Sen. Tom Jenson, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “I am pleased that the Task Force on the Penal Code and Controlled Substances is going to continue studying these issues. We have gotten off to a great start and we need to continue working to make things better where we can.”

“It is my hope that this significant effort serves an example of what we can achieve if work together,” said Rep. John Tilley, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. “Now, we owe it to the people of Kentucky to continue working in a non-partisan way.”

“I’m pleased we’re making progress in tackling the problems facing our penal code,” Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr. said. “With all three branches involved in this deliberative process, I’m confident that the outcome will be positive for Kentucky.”

RE: Man accused of shooting Richmond officer had fled parole

November 7th, 2015 @ 11:33AM (8 years ago)

The amount and nature of crime is being downplayed. Murders are obviously going up because they can't hide that, but the rest of the numbers are low because of misreporting and officers avoiding making arrests. The same things are happening in other cities. Democrat politicians play this game to avoid being called out for being weak on crime.

The media is partly to blame for not reporting the facts and accepting whatever the department tells them. All they have to do is turn on a police scanner to get more than the pablum they're being spooned by PIO. When someone tries to run into the police with their car, the headline becomes "LMPD officer hurt in 3-car crash in Shively" like it was an accident.

http://www.whas11.com/story/news/local/community/2015/11/05/lmpd-officer-and-3-others-injured-crash/75269060/