2aguy
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- Jul 19, 2014
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Yes...as I have posted again and again, it isn't guns...it is prosecutors and judges who simply refuse to put gun criminals in jail for long periods of time...it is a problem in Chicago, Milwaukee, California and now St. Louis.....
And this from saint louis, about judges not locking up gun criminals...
Chief Dotson says judges are part of the gun violence problem in St. Louis city
The chief signed off on several Twitter messages on Monday, trying to alert the public, and perhaps pressure judges, to hand out harsher sentences for gun crimes.
In 2014, St. Louis circuit judges gave gun criminals probation 62 percent of the time.
The case that has the chief so upset right now involves Jamel Yates, 18, who was charged last week with allegedly killing a man he was selling a gun to in the 6000 block of Suburban.
At the time of last week's shooting, Yates was on probation on a gun charge related to a traffic stop that went badly back in February.
In April, Yates pleaded guilty to illegally carrying a concealed weapon and resisting arrest.
The judge gave him probation.
Now, less than six months later, Yates is charged with first degree murder, which the chief pointed out in that series of tweets issued by the department.
See...the problem is not law abiding citizens carrying guns for self defense. I know...you anti gun extremists think that they are the only problem with guns....the normal guy, who buys a gun...and all of a sudden the gun makes him rape, rob and murder.
The truth, and reality....gun killers are a small percent of the population, who have long histories of violent behavior and long criminal records...who are then allowed to roam the streets even after they are caught with illegal guns...and then they murder someone....
And this from saint louis, about judges not locking up gun criminals...
Chief Dotson says judges are part of the gun violence problem in St. Louis city
The chief signed off on several Twitter messages on Monday, trying to alert the public, and perhaps pressure judges, to hand out harsher sentences for gun crimes.
In 2014, St. Louis circuit judges gave gun criminals probation 62 percent of the time.
The case that has the chief so upset right now involves Jamel Yates, 18, who was charged last week with allegedly killing a man he was selling a gun to in the 6000 block of Suburban.
At the time of last week's shooting, Yates was on probation on a gun charge related to a traffic stop that went badly back in February.
In April, Yates pleaded guilty to illegally carrying a concealed weapon and resisting arrest.
The judge gave him probation.
Now, less than six months later, Yates is charged with first degree murder, which the chief pointed out in that series of tweets issued by the department.
See...the problem is not law abiding citizens carrying guns for self defense. I know...you anti gun extremists think that they are the only problem with guns....the normal guy, who buys a gun...and all of a sudden the gun makes him rape, rob and murder.
The truth, and reality....gun killers are a small percent of the population, who have long histories of violent behavior and long criminal records...who are then allowed to roam the streets even after they are caught with illegal guns...and then they murder someone....
