Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Two murdered police officers teach a harsh lesson about criminal rehabilitation

Hot Air  Why does the United States lock up more people than anyone else in the world?
Officer Doug Barney was shot and killed in Holladay January 17 as he responded to a traffic accident. Image courtesy Unified Police Department.
Officer Doug Barney 
"That’s a question that gets asked a lot in Democrat circles and it’s a high priority subject in their primary debates. In some areas there is clearly room for a reexamination of sentencing guidelines and it’s not a subject conservatives should shy away from entirely. But at the same time, a rush to release as many prisoners as possible or to shuttle people off to “treatment centers” rather than jail or federal prison presents significant issues as well. We saw a couple of cases of this in recent days which ended in tragedy, taking the lives of two police officers." . . .
CoryHenderson. . . "They had Henderson (pictured, right) in custody for the umpteenth time and he was known to be dangerous and frequently armed. Yet somehow a judge decided to send him to a treatment center where he simply walked away just before Christmas. The next time we caught up with him he’d murdered a cop." . . .
Let's see, how'd that Black Lives Matter chant go? "Pigs in a blanket . . ."
Police Officer Thomas Cottrell | Danville Police Department, Ohio
Police Officer Thomas Cottrell  From the Officer Down Memorial Page   “We are very sad to report the line of duty death of Danville Police Officer Thomas Cottrell,” Knox County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook. “Our officers and BCI are conducting the investigation.”
"Herschel Jones, 34, was arrested shortly after after being chased on foot. No charges have been pressed yet." . . .Hot Air

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