Former Governor Mike Huckabee: First of all the tragedy of this, if I could have known nine years ago that this guy was capable of something of this magnitude obviously I would have never have granted the commutation. It’s sickening. The two people in this country that I value the most are soldiers and police officers because they are the only ones standing between our freedom and total anarchy. And, in the case of this particular individual he was sentenced to 108 years for two crimes when he was 16. The post prison transfer board, they recommended to me as governor for his commutation which didn’t release him it simply cut his sentence to 47 years. That would give him parole eligibility. That was the commutation. I am responsible for that and it’s not something I’m happy about at this particular moment.Huckabee wasn't the only one who agreed with the commutation of the suspect in the Washington State police shootings. The parole board voted unanimously for it and the judge also agreed. However, as the governor, Huckabee had the last word and I'm sure he's feeling pretty bad about the whole thing today.
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Huckabee Apologizes
After initially blaming the freedom of the Washington State cop killer on the laws in Arkansas and Washington, Mike Huckabee realized that an apology might be warranted:
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It's beyond normal reasoning that a criminal who has committed murder and is given a 108 year sentance without the possibility of parole, is given a recommendation by any prison board, committee, or the governon to receive their freedom so to speak. If this was one of my relatives who had been murdered I would be more than hopping mad allowing him to be released back into society. Huck will realize his mistake when he tries to get his name on a ballot sometime.
Hopefully, as a result of his fiasco, we won't have to deal with Huckabee as the Republican nominee in 2012.
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