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Fact check: Did Gavin Newsom’s parole board release Sacramento suspect early?
The Sacramento Bee ^ | April 7th, 2022 | By Lindsey Holden and Sam Stanton

Posted on 04/07/2022 5:00:05 PM PDT by Mariner

California politicians of both parties are finger-pointing in the aftermath of a downtown Sacramento gang shootout that left six people dead. Democrats want to see more action on gun restrictions, and Republicans want to see the state take a harder stance on criminal justice issues.

The California Republican Party went into attack mode following reporting from The Sacramento Bee that one of the three suspects arrested after the shooting had been released from prison in February after receiving a 10-year sentence for domestic violence and assault in 2018. It said Newsom and his parole board appointees were to blame, which is false, and that Democrats are trying to “score political points” by “blaming the gun and not the criminal.”

Claim: Gov. Gavin Newsom and his state parole board appointees are to blame for the early release of Smiley Martin, 27, who was released to Sacramento County probation in February 2022, after serving about four years of his prison sentence. “We wonder if Newsom will now condemn his appointees who have blood on their hands, as do those who voted for and promoted policies that resulted in this nationally reported act of senseless violence,” the California Republican Party said in a news release.

Rating: False

(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...


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The commies at the Bee completely neglect the fact that CDCR reports directly to the governor.

And he appoints BOTH the CDCR Secretary and every member of the Parole Board.

And the worthless, dumb-assed CA GOP doesn't see to know that.

1 posted on 04/07/2022 5:00:05 PM PDT by Mariner
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Fact checking at its best ....
“ In addition, the “blood on their hands” statement ignores the fact that none of the suspects arrested have been directly charged with homicide.... Police arrested Martin on suspicion of being a prohibited person in possession of .... a machine gun.”

A machine gun !


2 posted on 04/07/2022 5:10:17 PM PDT by jcon40 (Machinery is only as good as its design and quality of parts. A citizen is only as good as...)
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To: Mariner

Which is why if the victim is a gubmint employee and I am on the jury, He/She is NOT GUILTY


3 posted on 04/07/2022 5:10:43 PM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: Mariner

Maybe this is why the greasy POS suddenly shut up about the shooting.


4 posted on 04/07/2022 5:13:30 PM PDT by skeeter
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It is not the guns at fault. All of the violence is coming out of the drug gangs. These gangs have taken the place of the family unit. In the gang they get acceptance. They think this acceptance overcomes their misguided notion of racism created by the Dems who are Machiavellian.

In another thread I wrote this:

The cause of this crime is narcotics coming over our southern border. The Dems are notorious for blame shifting. The narcotics are the gun powder that powers the gang shootings. The problems is, the Dems profit from the Drug Cartels who line their pockets so their open border policy continues.

The shooting was motivated by gang rivalry:

“At least five shooters involved in Sacramento massacre, gang ties likely, police say.”

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-06/sacramento-massacre-likely-a-shootout-sources-say


5 posted on 04/07/2022 6:16:21 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftnicks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.))
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This is some Twilight Zone Shiite.

Putin is staging a false flag event.

Psaki quote: Pelosi kissing Biden is not close contact.

Ketanji Brown doesn’t favor pedophiles.

Boys can become girls through sheer willpower.

There’s nothing to Hunter’s Laptop.

Epstein killed himself.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.


6 posted on 04/07/2022 6:23:50 PM PDT by JerseyDvl (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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Barack Hussein Obama, the Kenyan from Indonesia is a natural born citizen


7 posted on 04/07/2022 6:26:39 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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maddening isn’t it? Gaslighting at its best


8 posted on 04/07/2022 7:28:45 PM PDT by LibertyWoman (Hello, Hello, remember me, I'm everything you can't control)
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Apparently the Sacramento Bee expects you to believe the parole board has nothing to do with when or if criminals are released on parole.


9 posted on 04/08/2022 9:35:15 AM PDT by EastTexasTraveler
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