In California, as early as tomorrow 2/27/2012 the California Assembly will consider passage of Senate Bill 9 authored by San Francisco State Senator Yee that will allow parole eligibility hearings and consideration for violent felons that were convicted of murder and sentenced to "Life in Prison Without the Possibility of Parole. (LWOP) The murderers in question that this legislation covered were under age 18 when they committed the murders and were tried as adults.
As a parent of a son that was murdered by a juvenile in 1993 I consider Senator Yee's Bill to be an affront to the American Criminal Justice System and further victimization of the family members and friends of all victims of murder, not only in California but every other state in America. It is yet another blatant attempt on the part of Yee and other liberal social engineers and do-gooders to circumvent the criminal trial process and to overturn the existing laws allowing for the imposition of a LWOP sentence being given by the trial judge.
In a article that appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Saturday, 2/25/12 written by Richard Serrano about Senator Yee's latest poster child for passage of SB9 a young lady named Elizabeth Lozano who is currently serving an LWOP sentence has been portrayed as the victim in an unjust criminal justice system as she was convicted of murder at the age of 16. In the article Serrano praises Lozano for her reaching out to other at risk teens from prison. While her achievements may be commendable from her murder victim's standpoint they are too little, too late. No matter what good she has done while in prison, nothing she does or can ever do will bring her victim back to life. Senator Yee and those like him don't want those murderers who were juveniles at the time to be held accountable for their murderous deeds. For them to spend the rest of their lives in prison as they were sentenced to after receiving their 6th Amendment Constitutional Rights to a fair trial is considered unfair and a cruel and unsual punishment, the rest of their lives will be wasted. It doesn't matter one iota that the persons they murdered lives and any future they would have had were wasted.
I have written two letters to the California Assembly Members that will be voting on SB9 as early as tomorrow asking that they vote NO on this misguided legislation and want to share them in this blog Write Thoughts. One letter is addressed to those Assembly Members that abstained from voting and the other a thank you and reminder to once again they must vote NO! Senate Bill 9 is yet another example of a law that places violent offenders rights above the law and the criminal justice process they received and once again relegates crime victims to the status of being placed beneath the law.
Please keep this one thing in mind, while you or a loved one haven't and hopefully will never become a victim of murder or a survivor of one I feel safe in thinking that if such a horrible did ever happen to you or a loved one in the interest and name of justice being served in your memory it is and would be an insult to you and/or the survivors that the person or persons guilty of such a heinous crime committed against you or a loved one would never ultimately be considered as the true or real victim, which is or will be the true message that will be sent of the intent of Senator Yee's SB9 if it is passed. In the memory of our murdered loved ones, they deserve better, much better.
As a parent of a son that was murdered by a juvenile in 1993 I consider Senator Yee's Bill to be an affront to the American Criminal Justice System and further victimization of the family members and friends of all victims of murder, not only in California but every other state in America. It is yet another blatant attempt on the part of Yee and other liberal social engineers and do-gooders to circumvent the criminal trial process and to overturn the existing laws allowing for the imposition of a LWOP sentence being given by the trial judge.
In a article that appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Saturday, 2/25/12 written by Richard Serrano about Senator Yee's latest poster child for passage of SB9 a young lady named Elizabeth Lozano who is currently serving an LWOP sentence has been portrayed as the victim in an unjust criminal justice system as she was convicted of murder at the age of 16. In the article Serrano praises Lozano for her reaching out to other at risk teens from prison. While her achievements may be commendable from her murder victim's standpoint they are too little, too late. No matter what good she has done while in prison, nothing she does or can ever do will bring her victim back to life. Senator Yee and those like him don't want those murderers who were juveniles at the time to be held accountable for their murderous deeds. For them to spend the rest of their lives in prison as they were sentenced to after receiving their 6th Amendment Constitutional Rights to a fair trial is considered unfair and a cruel and unsual punishment, the rest of their lives will be wasted. It doesn't matter one iota that the persons they murdered lives and any future they would have had were wasted.
I have written two letters to the California Assembly Members that will be voting on SB9 as early as tomorrow asking that they vote NO on this misguided legislation and want to share them in this blog Write Thoughts. One letter is addressed to those Assembly Members that abstained from voting and the other a thank you and reminder to once again they must vote NO! Senate Bill 9 is yet another example of a law that places violent offenders rights above the law and the criminal justice process they received and once again relegates crime victims to the status of being placed beneath the law.
Please keep this one thing in mind, while you or a loved one haven't and hopefully will never become a victim of murder or a survivor of one I feel safe in thinking that if such a horrible did ever happen to you or a loved one in the interest and name of justice being served in your memory it is and would be an insult to you and/or the survivors that the person or persons guilty of such a heinous crime committed against you or a loved one would never ultimately be considered as the true or real victim, which is or will be the true message that will be sent of the intent of Senator Yee's SB9 if it is passed. In the memory of our murdered loved ones, they deserve better, much better.
February 26, 2012
California Assembly Member Tony Mendoza
Fax (916) 319-2156
Re: Vote No on SB9
Dear Assembly Member Alejo:
As parents of a murdered son who was murdered in 1993 in Los Angeles by a juvenile that was tried as an adult, convicted and sentenced to 30 years to life I implore you not to take the easy way out this time by abstaining to vote on SB9. Instead, put the interest of public safety and justice first and foremost when you are asked to vote this week on SB9. This bill is totally misguided and a miscarriage of justice and re-victimization being suffered by the surviving family members and friends of the victims they murdered. SB9 if passed will allow some juvenile offenders that have been sentenced to Life in Prison without the Possibility of Parole for murders they were found guilty of committing to be eligible for parole consideration. Assembly Member Mendoza, I URGE and PLEAD you to VOTE NO for passage of SB9.
An article appeared in the Los Angeles Times on 2/25/12 written by Richard Serrano about a young woman by the name Elizabeth Lozano who apparently now is the “poster child” for Senator Yee’s SB9. What she has accomplished while serving her LWOP sentence may be commendable but unless or until she and other LWOP juvenile offenders can walk on water and bring our loved ones back to life, giving them another chance to live, no further compassion or consideration should be given and is not deserved. SB9 is yet another example of a liberal bias that pervades government in California and America today that does not want to hold violent predators accountable for their heinous crimes. If that is how you feel then as a parent of as murdered son, please consider the following as it pertains to Elizabeth Lozano and all the other LWOP juvenile offenders serving their sentences;
February 26, 2012
California Assembly Member Norma J. Torres
Fax (916) 319- 2161
Re: Vote No on SB9
Dear Assembly Member Torres
As parents of a murdered son who was murdered in 1993 in Los Angeles by a juvenile that was tried as an adult, convicted and sentenced to 30 years to life My wife and I thank you and once again seek your support in voting NO on SB9 and for putting the interest of public safety and justice first and foremost when you are asked to vote this week on SB9. This bill is totally misguided and a miscarriage of justice and re-victimization being suffered by the surviving family members and friends of the victims they murdered. SB9 if passed will allow some juvenile offenders that have been sentenced to Life in Prison without the Possibility of Parole for murders they were found guilty of committing to be eligible for parole consideration. Assembly Member Torres, WE URGE and PLEAD you to VOTE NO again against the passage of SB9.
An article appeared in the Los Angeles Times on 2/25/12 written by Richard Serrano about a young woman by the name Elizabeth Lozano who apparently now is the “poster child” for Senator Yee’s SB9. What she has accomplished while serving her LWOP sentence may be commendable but unless or until she and other LWOP juvenile offenders can walk on water and bring our loved ones back to life, giving them another chance to live, no further compassion or consideration should be given and is not deserved. SB9 is yet another example of caring more for the rights of convicted murderers than for the losses suffered by the victims, once again disregarding the fact that they too are serving a LWOP sentence, (Life Without the Possibility of Peace or Closure.) A philosophy that seems to pervade government in California and America today that does not want to hold violent predators accountable for their heinous crimes. If you are undecided on how you will vote this time please consider the following thoughts written about Elizabeth Lozano which portrays her and all the other LWOP juvenile offenders serving their sentences
as the victim's;
LWOP OFFENDER LOZANO and ALL OTHERS
· Acclaim for reaching out to help teens in prison
· Per Lozano, “every child is redeemable
· Per Lozano, “I didn’t want to die in here.”
· Lozano and other LWOP prisoner’s positive acts to help at risk teens.
· Prison files filled with testimonials lauding Lozano and other LWOP prisoner’s work ethic, positive attitude and exemplary behavior.
· A teen’s brain is not fully developed, youth take too many risks. In other words they are not accountable for their murderous acts we would be led to accept by so-called experts.
THEIR MURDERED VICTIM’S
· No out-reach programs available to help them because they are DEAD
· They have no chance to be redeemed and given a second chance at living
· My son and all other MURDER VICTIMS didn’t want to die either
· Society deprived of any potential contributions they may have been able to add because they were MURDERED by an LWOP prisoner
· Cemeteries filled with Graves of their murder victims
· In our Judeo/Christian society that America was founded upon a teen is deemed to be an adult at age 13 in the Jewish Religion’s ceremonies such as a Bar or Bat Mitzvah or when one reaches an age of accountability in the Christian religion such as Confirmation. At this time they are judged to have reached an age where they can differentiate between right and wrong, THEY ARE ADULTS!
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