[Liz]

Jerry Brown's Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card In California

American Thinker
By Monica Showalter
October 10, 2018

Excerpt:

Here's a story that's making the news in San Diego as a local district attorney protests, but it's actually a state problem that goes back to the usual lefty suspects, starting with Gov. Jerry Brown.

Thousands of murder convictions are likely to be vacated due to a change in state law that effectively says that if you were the guy sitting in the shotgun seat of the car as the other guy pulled the trigger, you get off scot-free – you're no longer convicted of murder, too. The County of San Diego alone is set to release about 150 such charmers onto the streets, and the other 57 counties are going to have to do similar. All told, about 800 of them are reportedly going to get let out.

According to NBC News:

SB 1437 was signed into law last month by Governor Jerry Brown and will go into effect on January 1, 2019. Under the change, if a defendant in a crime did not kill, intend to kill, or did not act with reckless indifference to human life in the death in question, that person cannot be found liable for murder.

So the Lord of the Flies laws get vacated, and the gangsters who egg their buddies on to pull the kill trigger no longer face consequences. Only the one who did pull the trigger faces consequences. In a pack of cheering thugs, try to figure out the right one.

That has got San Diego D.A. Summer Stephan concerned, given that she's going to have to try some of these cases all over again, considering the guiltiness of this kind of perps.

The District Attorney cited the 2016 stabbing death of Hugh Pettigrew, 33, of Fallbrook. Three alleged gang members were convicted, even though prosecutors could not prove who actually committed the murder. The new law will allow the three to petition for a new hearing. As many as 800 cases could be impacted throughout California.

"All three were held responsible, rightfully so, because all three cooperated to murdering this innocent man for their benefit to their gang," said Stephan.

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[Ticked@TinselTown]

I hope they all move up and live on Brown's nice ranch so that he can enjoy the fruits of his corruption with permanent guests of his ilk.

[tailgunner]

The needs of the criminal outweigh the needs of the rest.

[HardRightBambi]

Ticked@TinselTown, on 10 October 2018 - 06:08 PM, said:

I hope they all move up and live on Brown's nice ranch so that he can enjoy the fruits of his corruption with permanent guests of his ilk.

Send them all to Pelosi's multi mil winery

[Dean Adam Smithee]

FWIW, I had a (bona fide) (legit) "Get out of jail free" card ONCE in my life.

Aftermath of Hurricane Andrew early '90s Florida. Part of "Power Restoration" as a contractor/consultant to FPL. Had a letter from mayor of Miami: "[Adam Smithee] is authorized to go wherever,"

Hurricane Michael? No part of that myself, tho neighbor 2 doors down is a bigwig with FEMA. Hasn't had much time for chit-chat lately. Gee, I wonder why.

"Michael Row your boat ashore,
Hal-le-luj-ah,
And if you happen to take out everything south of I-20 in Atlanta, and maybe a few sectors elsewhere,
Hal-le-lu-jah"

This post has been edited by Dean Adam Smithee: 10 October 2018 - 07:19 PM

[Ticked@TinselTown]

HardRightBambi, on 10 October 2018 - 06:33 PM, said:

Send them all to Pelosi's multi mil winery

She can brag going very ecofriendly when they all start shidting in her vineyards like they do in SF proper.

Very cool!

[RedSoloCup]

If its Brown, flush it down.

[Ladybird]

Too late for Charlie.

[firecoco]

Ladybird, on 11 October 2018 - 08:38 AM, said:

Too late for Charlie.

Charlie don't surf

[Ben Cranklin]

Liz, on 10 October 2018 - 06:05 PM, said:

Thousands of murder convictions are likely to be vacated due to a change in state law that effectively says that if you were the guy sitting in the shotgun seat of the car as the other guy pulled the trigger, you get off scot-free...

In these drive by shootings, isn't it the guy riding shotgun who does the shooting? Isn't that why they call it "shotgun"! The guy driving the shooter to the execution, and who then drives what becomes the getaway car, isn't also a murderer in Moonbeam's eyes?

[Dean Adam Smithee]

Ben Cranklin, on 11 October 2018 - 09:28 AM, said:

In these drive by shootings, isn't it the guy riding shotgun who does the shooting? Isn't that why they call it "shotgun"! The guy driving the shooter to the execution, and who then drives what becomes the getaway car, isn't also a murderer in Moonbeam's eyes?

Not necessarily. Frequently the guy riding "shotgun" is the navigator/lookout/spotter with the shooter(s) in the back seat so they can then shoot in either direction as needed.

[Ben Cranklin]

Dean Adam Smithee, on 11 October 2018 - 12:33 PM, said:

Not necessarily. Frequently the guy riding "shotgun" is the navigator/lookout/spotter with the shooter(s) in the back seat so they can then shoot in either direction as needed.

Well, the point I was trying to make was the shooter is more likely to be riding shotgun than driving. Division of labor and whatnot. It seemed like the part of the OP I quoted was trying to say the driver is also the shooter and that everyone else in the car are just hapless patsies in the wrong place at the wrong time. Maybe I read it wrong.

This post has been edited by Ben Cranklin: 11 October 2018 - 12:43 PM

[HardRightBambi]

Ticked@TinselTown, on 10 October 2018 - 09:49 PM, said:

She can brag going very ecofriendly when they all start shidting in her vineyards like they do in SF proper.

Very cool!

Wouldn't it be a helpful gesture if the old Sea Hag sprinkled around the crumbs of her winery's bottom line to clean up SF? Go ahead and hold your breath for that to happen. Odd how it never comes up that Pelosi and her husband have more money than God. I wonder why she's never leading the socialist Left charge in spreading it around? Leading by example..show us how it's done, you nasty old hag!