¿Las leyes California no están pensadas para hacernos más seguros?

Las leyes de tráfico y las leyes penales existen para hacer del mundo en que vivimos un lugar más seguro, pero ¿qué ocurre cuando una ley hace lo contrario? Esa es la pregunta que se hacen muchos de los residentes de California en relación con una nueva ley de California que permite la liberación anticipada de presos.

According to lawmakers, the law would release nonviolent offenders prior to the end of their sentence without parole supervision. It was said that it would save the state as much as $1 billion. With a budget deeply in the red, the new law seemed like a win, win. However, according to a recent Associated Press report hundreds of inmates have been released who were considered violent offenders. Apparently, the law was not specific enough and did not provide good enough direction to state prisons and county jails. Now, lawmakers are taking a second look, but is it already too late? 1,944 convicts have already been released; how many of those are violent offenders who can now be a threat to you and your family?

A medida que los presupuestos se ajustan y los estados buscan áreas en las que ahorrar dinero, tengo que preguntarme si las leyes se aprueban por la seguridad y el bien del público o si se aprueban en beneficio de la cuenta de resultados.