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John Riis-Christensen: Liberal hearts bleed only for criminals

The goodie two shoes liberals in this state are poisoning the life out of We the People. First thing they did with the criminal justice system was realignment, shifting convicted felons from state prisons to county jails. Then they thought up “split sentences,” this allowed felons to serve part of their time in a state prison and part in county jail, after which they were released into the community.

Then these wizards came up with Proposition 47 that reduced a large number of property and theft crimes to misdemeanors. That way the criminal gets by without incarceration as an option. Then they reduced the maximum sentence for misdemeanors from 365 days to 364. That way, they have prevented the deportation of criminal illegal aliens.

Now they are trying to do away with the bail system in California because it is unfair. Hey, life is unfair. These bleeding-heart liberals will cause more of the good people in this state to be victims. They have no bleeding hearts for you as a victim.

John Riis-Christensen

This story was originally published January 28, 2016 at 5:55 PM with the headline "John Riis-Christensen: Liberal hearts bleed only for criminals."

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