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When a Juvenile Points a Loaded Gun at a Family, the Public Deserves the Truth – The Memo
Chief Tom Weitzel (Ret.): "Illinois law currently prohibits the release of any juvenile information. Not the name. Not the city of residence. Not the mug shot. Not even the basic arrest details that every community has a right to know when a violent crime occurs. It doesn’t matter if the offender is 13 or 17. It doesn’t matter if the crime is petty theft or attempted murder. The law treats all juvenile cases the same: sealed, hidden, and untouchable."
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
Illinois is looking to expunge the records of adult criminals who have completed their sentences in prison. While publishing information on juveniles who commit felonies is a commendable idea, Illinois politicians have a spine similar to a overcooked piece of spaghetti when it comes to protecting the law abiding public from criminals. Illinois politicians official saying should be, “If we can protect the life of one criminal, it is worth doing!”
Let’s just say that if you know a kid pointed a gun at a family member, its not a good idea to force green beans on the little psycho at Thanksgiving if he doesn’t want them
thank goodness we all have the legal right to purchase these weapons which have caused so much needless suffering and death-unlike those backward european countries where such weapons are heavily regulated and thus they have a fraction of these incidents which are a daily occurance in the US.
When you find a way to get the illegal weapons out of the hands of gangbangers, you will find that we too will have a fraction of the incidents that we see now.
Let us know when you figure that out.
You mean those European countries where millions of citizens who were unable to defend themselves were killed by the Nazis and Communists?
Sorry, but I am posting this again. Thank goodness you have the legal right to leave this country and live in one of those Eurotrash countries you like.