In the old days, a criminal that had committed an extremely violent crime would go to prison and stay there. That made society safer, and it deterred others that were thinking of doing the same thing. But now in many areas of the country things are completely different. Way too often, violent criminals with very long arrest records are put back into the streets over and over again.
Of course what happens next is entirely predictable. Lots of extremely violent crimes are being committed by hardened thugs that have committed extremely violent crimes before. This is occurring far more frequently in blue states than it is in red states. Unfortunately, those that are in positions of power in our blue states never seem to see the error of their ways.
Earlier today, I came across a story that really upset me…
An Oregon leftist who wrote a manifesto, built Molotov cocktails, ordered an AR-15, and planned to stalk ICE agents home, murder them, and take their heads as trophies is going back into society.
Rayden Tanner Coleman, 19, of Columbia City, Oregon, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of unlawful manufacture of a destructive device.
As part of the sweetheart agreement, prosecutors dismissed 13 other charges, including attempted first-degree domestic terrorism, second-degree domestic terrorism, attempted assault, and several destructive-device offenses.
If he had been convicted of all the charges, he would have been in prison for a really, really long time.
But instead he got an absolutely absurd sweetheart deal that includes no time in prison except for time that he has already served…
Coleman must continue receiving mental-health treatment, undergo evaluations, surrender the weapons seized by authorities, and pay $550 in fines and fees.
Judge Michael T. Clarke sentenced him to 36 months of supervised probation and 75 days in jail with credit for time already served. That means zero additional days behind bars.
That’s it.