At age 31, Christopher L. Broxton has amassed a serious rap sheet: 80 arraignments for alleged adult crimes, 28 arraignments for arrests when he was a juvenile, and a whopping 44 convictions.
After police released grainy video images of a tall man wearing a baseball cap and blue-zippered jacket during a bank robbery last month in Quincy, it didn't take long for former inmates who served time with him in jail and local police officers to say they recognized Broxton's clean-shaven face and dimpled right cheek.
Let that sink in for a moment. This man has been an "adult" for 13 years. In those thirteen years, he has been CONVICTED of crimes 44 times. That's more than three convictions PER YEAR. And yet he's out on the street, free to commit more crimes. His crimes include "...everything from drugs to stolen cars and armed robberies." - we're not talking about traffic infractions and misdemeanors, we're talking felonies, and violent ones at that.
And yet, he's out on the street, free to commit more crimes.
All the while our elected officials are prattling on about "assault weapons" and "cop-killer ammunition" and how we need to "do something" about the ready availability of firearms. BULLSHIT. Start locking these repeat offenders up and KEEPING THEM IN JAIL. You want to make a real difference in the crime rate? Keep the criminals locked up. It's very simple. No more "catch and release".
All the "gun control" in the world won't deter someone with a three-felony-a-year record. By definition they have declined to obey our laws; what's another two, or three, or twenty? And by refusing to get serious about punishment and incarceration, we send the very dangerous message that breaking the law is perfectly acceptable - hey, don't worry about it, you'll be back on the street in no time.
We don't need another lick of gun control. What we need is a loosening of gun control laws such that these dirtbags start dying in greater numbers when they confront good, honest citizens. Follow this up with draconian, immediate, and lengthy punishment and watch the crime rate plummet. It's just that simple. It's basic math:
Armed victims + long jail time = hostile work environment for goblins
That is all.
5 comments:
Jay,
I'd add to the mix that MA should take a lesson from Sheriff Joe in Arizona. Tents in the desert summer, bright pink uniforms, no more than $1.50 per day per inmate on food, no cable TV, chain gangs . . . you get the idea. I can already hear the ACLU & amnesty international screaming about harsh treatment of prisoners. Gah.
My wife thinks that this guy is a snitch, just not a very good one.
How much of the recent pork money was earmarked for more bigger better prisons? LOTS I hope!
When are we going to start throwing people out of office for appointing these types of judges, prosecuting attorneys?
The legal system doesn't exist in a vacuum, this cretin didn't get lenient sentences all on his own.
I think we need to start removing from office district attorneys that plea bargain away charges and prison time.
If our states elect judges, we need to vote out those applying the least amount of time. If the judges are appointed, we need to get rid of the people appointing the ones who are too easy on criminals.
I'm not talking about the teen that makes a mistake or the adult with only 1 crime on their record, but this type of career criminal needs to stay in prison.
Brad,
I think we'll see pigs flying before that ever happened (ZOMG! AVIAN SWINE FLU HYBRID!!!111)
Sevesteen,
That's a possibility. Heck, he might even be a good snitch... Would explain why he HASN'T gone up the river yet...
James,
I wouldn't count on it. Remember, the folks spending the pork are the ones that thing violent criminals just need a hug and a rousing chorus of Kumbaya...
Bob,
Problem is, at least in MA, that the judges are more or less appointed for life.
As are the politicians.
Look no further than Boston Mayor Thomas "Mumbles" Menino. The man has the IQ of a turnip, the speaking prowess of George W. Bush, and the political acumen of a rototiller.
Yet he gets elected over and over again because he's got the political apparatus.
He's untouchable, and that sentiment spreads to those with whom he surrounds himself...
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