CrimLaw

I was just going thru the potential bills which have been introduced to the Virginia legislature and it is a downright scary proposition for anyone whose job it is to defend the lives and liberties of others.

As an objective fact I understand that it is never in the interest of a legislator to propose a law which lessens punishment or increases the protection of personal liberties so that it becomes more difficult for police and prosecutors to convict people. It is always easier to propose more severe punishments or criminalize acts which were previously considered bad but not illegal; then you have something done something simple which your constituents can understand at a gut level. Still, when you see how many bills are proposed each year to chip away at individual rights and increase punishment for less and less significant acts it is depressing.