Both of us “respect [Huckabee] as an honest man trying to do good.” You’re not a fan of him for the presidency, and I’m not a fan of him for any position in which his great compassion can yield foolish clemency. I’d still like to know why Clemmons was originally given such a severe sentence: were there perhaps egregious exacerbating factors of which Huckabee should have been advised, or about which he should have inquired? I don’t think I’m confused, son.
I think you are confused JohnQ1, what makes you think that the commuted sentence of Clemmons was foolish? Remember, Governor Huckabee could not have known this would happen in the future. The presiding judge, the 5 person prison panel all recommended a commuted sentence. So, what can you point to from that place in time that made that a foolish decision? Obviously, you cannot and that is what I mean about you being confused. You want to apply what has happened nine years in the future to that decision made with the set of facts so many years before.
You should reconsider your philosophy on compassion...especially Christian morality. One cannot defeat evil without it. That doesn’t mean we do not punish people for wrong doing, but it does mean we offer most opportunity to change their lives. I am all for capital punishment and hard time, but am also for being reasonable and for allowing criminals the ability to rehabilitate themselves. My God JohnQ1 do you realize how many new laws will very likely be enacted in the next few years that will make many more citizens criminals? Think this stuff through friend!