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:If someone failed at being conservative in any way, yes we should condemn it. When this came before Huckabee, there was a severe lack of common sense by him and the parole board in Arkansas; in the case of the Washington State judge who released Clemmons on bail a few days ago, there was also a lack of common sense; why on earth would anyone in their right mind release someone on bail if he was accused of assualting a cop and raping a child? Then there's the ACLU, who hounded state governors over the years to get better deals and clemencies for the worst of the worst. But ultimate responsibility falls on Clemmons, who would have had no problem with the law at all if he chose to live an honest life. He chose not to, and as a result of his choice four cops are dead. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 17:16, 1 December 2009 (EST)
:If someone failed at being conservative in any way, yes we should condemn it. When this came before Huckabee, there was a severe lack of common sense by him and the parole board in Arkansas; in the case of the Washington State judge who released Clemmons on bail a few days ago, there was also a lack of common sense; why on earth would anyone in their right mind release someone on bail if he was accused of assualting a cop and raping a child? Then there's the ACLU, who hounded state governors over the years to get better deals and clemencies for the worst of the worst. But ultimate responsibility falls on Clemmons, who would have had no problem with the law at all if he chose to live an honest life. He chose not to, and as a result of his choice four cops are dead. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 17:16, 1 December 2009 (EST)
===Huckabee Statement Regarding Maurice Clemmons [http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?fa=News.View&News_id=a9c58e43-9675-4da0-9567-674110678ef8&Label_id=&Year=&Month=]===
{{cquote|"The senseless and savage execution of police officers in Washington State has saddened the nation, and early reports indicate that a person of interest is a repeat offender who once lived in Arkansas and was wanted on outstanding warrants here and Washington State. The murder of any individual is profound tragedy, but the murder of a police officer is the worst of all murders in that it is an assault on every citizen and the laws we live within.
Should he be found to be responsible for this horrible tragedy, it will be the result of a series of failures in the criminal justice system in both Arkansas and Washington State. '''He was recommended for and received a commutation of his original sentence from 1990, making him parole eligible and was paroled by the parole board once they determined he met the conditions at that time.''' He was arrested later for parole violation and taken back to prison to serve his full term, '''but prosecutors dropped the charges that would have held him.''' It appears that he has continued to have a string of criminal and psychotic behavior but was not kept incarcerated by either state. This is a horrible and tragic event and if found and convicted the offender should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. Our thoughts and prayers are and should be with the families of those honorable, brave, and heroic police officers." }}
I don't see any lack of responsibility on Huckabee's part. The Parole Board recommended that the Governor commute the sentence of a kid who was sixteen years old at the time, an act of true Christian Charity. Later failures were due to the prosecutors and the State of Washington. Given the media's smearing of Huckabee, making the news stories appear as if Huck's actions alone made the Washington shootings possible, it is no wonder you have doubts, Ben, but the facts show otherwise.
--[[User:TK|'''ṬK''']]<sub><small>/Admin</small></sub><sup>[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]]</sup> 17:39, 1 December 2009 (EST)