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Posted on 08/16/2024 2:05:38 AM PDT by Libloather
A violent pedophile who brutally raped and murdered his eight-year-old neighbor could be released from jail this fall due to a 2016 justice reform authored by Kamala Harris during her tenure as California’s Attorney General.
Adrian Jerry ‘AJ’ Gonzalez, 24, was just 15 when he lured Madyson Middleton into his mother’s apartment with promises of ice cream before strangling, stabbing and raping her.
The brutal killer then wrapped her body in plastic bags and threw it in a dumpster outside the Santa Cruz apartment complex where they both lived.
Now, Gonzalez is set for release when he turns 25 – a rule that applies to all offenders convicted in juvenile court in California.
The killer has benefited from California’s 2016 Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act, also known as Proposition 57, which changed the rules on juvenile offenders and meant those who committed crimes before they turned 17 can only be moved to an adult court following a full hearing.
Criminals convicted in juvenile court are automatically eligible for parole when they turn 25 – meaning Gonzalez will have served just three years if he is released in stark contrast to the two life terms he would have faced in adult court.
Prop 57 also legislated for the release of ‘non-violent offenders’ before they have finished serving their full term – which has already led to criminals who went on to kill being busted out of jail.
The loose wording saw Harris criticized during her successful 2016 Senate run, with her opponent then-Rep. Loretta Sanchez pointing out that the now Vice-President’s definition of ‘non-violent’ crimes included the rape of an unconscious person and human trafficking.
In a statement released at the time, the Democrat said: ‘The ballot title and summary, written by Attorney General Kamala Harris, calls serious violent crimes 'non-violent,'...
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Horizontal could cover this in her first presser.
And after a while, the truth comes out in that sure and steady and heavy manner to counter INGSOC media’s “honeymoon” with this person.
BTTT
Thing is, her constituents don’t care about such things. They’re so stupid/insane they’ll vote for anybody with a ‘D’ after their name. Only conservatives care about morals, values and ethics.
How Tim Walz helped free a man convicted of murdering an 11-year-old girl... who was arrested on drug and gun crimes after his release
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13715977/tim-walz-myon-burrell-free-prison-arrest.html
saving for later
Republican state legislators have fallen asleep again. They should have cracked-down on juvenile crime years ago.
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Death Wish with Charles Bronson !
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