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To: deannadurbin
I have no problem with fingers pointing at Huckabee as being a reason this guy continued him crime spree, ending with the death of four officers. As long as those fingers are also pointing at the many others that time and time again failed to put public safety first. Between Arkansas and Washington, there is a whole list of people who should of found reason enough to keep this POS off the street. Case in point, he was being charged in Washington for his “Third Strike”, and if convicted would face Life in prison. (Washington has a Three Strikes your out Law). What Judge in his right mind would let him out on bail with a Life sentence facing him? Especially after receiving the Psych Report.....

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A court-ordered psychological evaluation of Maurice Clemmons in October found that he was a risk to public safety, but that there was insufficient reason to commit the man who allegedly went on to kill four Lakewood police officers over the weekend.

Clemmons told the psychologists he hallucinated about “people drinking blood and people eating babies, and lawless on the street, like people were cannibals.”

He went on to say he had “no faith in the justice system” and that he thought he was being “maliciously persecuted because I'm black and they believe the police.”

Clemmons was arrested in May on the assault charges. Prosecutors contend he punched a sheriff's deputy sent to investigate someone breaking windows.

At the time of his arrest, he allegedly made “religiously-themed comments, told the officer President Obama and Lebron James are his brothers, Oprah (Winfrey) is his sister and referred to himself as ‘the beast,”’ the report states.

68 posted on 12/02/2009 5:27:04 AM PST by NavyCanDo
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To: NavyCanDo

Mental illness is progressive, as anyone knows who has had a family member affected by it. So I believe Huck is being honest about Clemmons not being the same person he was when Huck shortened the sentence. 108 years for robbery IS excessive, especially today when you see far worse crimes receive a slap on the wrist.


74 posted on 12/02/2009 5:30:41 AM PST by deannadurbin
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