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The Govern-ator Simply Has No Common Sense

You know the saying, “the best nuts come from California”, right? The Terminator aka Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger thinks he can ship his state’s criminals to another state to relieve the overcrowding in California’s prisons. Well, Mr. Terminator didn’t get his way because a judge stopped him from doing so. California should NOT be shipping its problems on to other states; they have problems of their own to solve!

The problem is not the criminal; it’s how the state determines who is a criminal and who isn’t and the ridiculous sentences they serve for these crimes. There is a proposal to release non-violent early to relieve the problem.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Thursday he would consider releasing some inmates before they complete their sentences to alleviate prison overcrowding, marking a significant shift in position by the governor as he faces mounting pressure from federal judges to address the state’s jam-packed prisons. Schwarzenegger said at a news conference that he was open to discussing early release for some inmates without violent histories as a way to create space in prisons and to head off potential federal court intervention.

Release non-violent criminals early? Now there’s a concept. Why doesn’t Arnold pardon all the non-violent drug offenders first!

The state houses more than 86,000 inmates for nonviolent crimes, including more than 36,000 for drug crimes, although it is unclear how many of those inmates have past violent crimes on their records.

By doing this alone it would free up about a third of the prison space. The first pardon should go to Steve Kubby

Here’s another concept-stop punishing people who participate in victimless crimes like drug use and prostitution.