Everyone here now knows about the scumbag, Maurice Clemmons, who murdered 4 police officers in cold blood, at a coffee shop.
The question is, though, how the hell was he allowed to roam around in society?
A summary of his crime-laden life
My take on the events:
Some people blame former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR) for granting Clemmons a sentence commutation, regarding the 100+ year sentence, and reducing it to 47 years.
However, is this really the issue? Huckabee's actions simply reduced Clemmons' sentence to 47 years. He did NOT pardon him, as some in the media would have you believe.
I don't agree with Huckabee's actions here; Clemmons already had enough of a bad rap sheet, that he should not have been given any leniency at all. I can, however, understand why he chose to grant him the sentence reduction, due to his age.
Huckabee made a mistake, since the reduction in sentence allowed Clemmons to qualify for parole, and the parole board granted him the parole. Of course, Clemmons basically took this second chance, and threw it away, since one year later (in 2001), he committed theft and robbery, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was granted parole AGAIN in 2004, which was an even bigger mistake by the board. Huckabee had nothing to do with this decision.
I still remember the multitudes of bleeding heart folks who claimed that this man was a victim of racism, and social pressure, and deserved another chance.
Well, here was his next chance, and he moved to Seattle, where he was now in the hands of the Washington DOC, not the Arkansas DOC. In 2009, he was engaged in numerous cases of assault, including punching a law enforcement officer in the face, as well as assaulting another LEO, resulting in his being tossed into jail, in order to face 2 felony counts of assault, and 2 misdemeanor counts.
Somehow, a soft-hearted judge overlooked his lengthy record, and allowed him to make bail. This was an even bigger mistake than the previous ones made by the folks in Arkansas.
Two days after his bail, he was attempting to sexually molest two young girls. He fled the area, and was arrested AGAIN in July, and was awaiting sentencing on rape and unlawful fleeing. AGAIN, a soft-hearted judge granted him bail, and even a reduced one at that. This was an even bigger mistake, since now his entire track record has to be screaming in your faces.
Then in November, the horrible incident occurred, where he killed 4 LEO's.
There were a lot of mistakes made along the way. Out of all of the mistakes made, though, Huckabee's was the smallest of the mistakes.
Again, I do NOT support Huckabee's decision to reduce the sentence, since this allowed a rather foolish parole board to make the mistakes in the first place. However, to say that Huckabee's actions are solely to blame for this, is sheer stupidity combined with partisanship.
Every single event after that showed Clemmon's lengthy rap sheet, which kept getting bigger with each passing year... At that point, even the most bleeding heart purists must agree that some people are incorrigible.
The question is, though, how the hell was he allowed to roam around in society?
A summary of his crime-laden life
My take on the events:
Some people blame former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR) for granting Clemmons a sentence commutation, regarding the 100+ year sentence, and reducing it to 47 years.
However, is this really the issue? Huckabee's actions simply reduced Clemmons' sentence to 47 years. He did NOT pardon him, as some in the media would have you believe.
I don't agree with Huckabee's actions here; Clemmons already had enough of a bad rap sheet, that he should not have been given any leniency at all. I can, however, understand why he chose to grant him the sentence reduction, due to his age.
Huckabee made a mistake, since the reduction in sentence allowed Clemmons to qualify for parole, and the parole board granted him the parole. Of course, Clemmons basically took this second chance, and threw it away, since one year later (in 2001), he committed theft and robbery, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was granted parole AGAIN in 2004, which was an even bigger mistake by the board. Huckabee had nothing to do with this decision.
I still remember the multitudes of bleeding heart folks who claimed that this man was a victim of racism, and social pressure, and deserved another chance.
Well, here was his next chance, and he moved to Seattle, where he was now in the hands of the Washington DOC, not the Arkansas DOC. In 2009, he was engaged in numerous cases of assault, including punching a law enforcement officer in the face, as well as assaulting another LEO, resulting in his being tossed into jail, in order to face 2 felony counts of assault, and 2 misdemeanor counts.
Somehow, a soft-hearted judge overlooked his lengthy record, and allowed him to make bail. This was an even bigger mistake than the previous ones made by the folks in Arkansas.
Two days after his bail, he was attempting to sexually molest two young girls. He fled the area, and was arrested AGAIN in July, and was awaiting sentencing on rape and unlawful fleeing. AGAIN, a soft-hearted judge granted him bail, and even a reduced one at that. This was an even bigger mistake, since now his entire track record has to be screaming in your faces.
Then in November, the horrible incident occurred, where he killed 4 LEO's.
There were a lot of mistakes made along the way. Out of all of the mistakes made, though, Huckabee's was the smallest of the mistakes.
Again, I do NOT support Huckabee's decision to reduce the sentence, since this allowed a rather foolish parole board to make the mistakes in the first place. However, to say that Huckabee's actions are solely to blame for this, is sheer stupidity combined with partisanship.
Every single event after that showed Clemmon's lengthy rap sheet, which kept getting bigger with each passing year... At that point, even the most bleeding heart purists must agree that some people are incorrigible.
