Two Deaths So Far - Should The Police Have Chased??

[fletchtb]

Let me just say that I am in favor of keeping more criminals in prison, but I think there are several issues here.

1. In this country we are innocent until proven guilty, so as long as person who has a pending criminal case and they are not considered a flight risk, then they are entitled to live as an innocent person until they are proven guilty. There is nothing that indicates that the driver was not going to appear for their future trial.

2. There are not enough beds in our prisons and jails in this state to accommodate all those that should be locked up. We already send numerous convicted felons to out of state prisons and there still are not enough beds.

I don't see this as an issue of liberal/activist judges, but rather one of finances and infrastructure. As a state, we don't have the money allocated to build more prison facilities and we don't have towns willing to construct prisons in their backyard. If we had emptry prison beds, maybe then we could blame the judges.

[dearon]

Here is something I thought was kind of on the same grounds as this.  Why are people with pending felonies walking our streets and not in custody where they belong.


http://mfile.akamai.com/12948/wmv/vod.ibsys.com/2006/0728/9591734.300k.asx

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I think the person speaking on behalf of the police officer nailed it.  It's not the officer's fault, it is the criminals fault. Good link Josh.
It is the duty of the police officer's to protect and serve, they are doing their job. I'd like to have an officer such as he working in this town!  There might be less thief, DWI and break-ins around here.

[Stand Alone Defense]

Thanks, and I couldn't agree more!!!!!!