‘We tend to put criminals’ rights over victims’: A law to help address theft in Colorado is struck down by Lawmakers
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) -In a 6-3 vote a Colorado House Committee votes to kill a bill that would have increased the penalties for theft in Colorado.
“They were worried that we were gonna put people who shoplift five dollars in jail and that’s not anything to do with my bill. I think that we tend to put criminals' rights over victims' rights. They were saying that when we take freedoms away from people that we have to be very careful when doing that,” said Colorado Representative Brandi Bradley…
Opinion: Rep. Bradley: In Colorado, parents are barriers to legislate around
No one understands the needs of children like their parents. This is true in nearly every facet of a child’s life. The love I have for my own children cannot be matched by any individual, agency, or organization on this Earth. No one — not a teacher, medical provider, or the government — understands best the emotional, physical, and behavioral patterns of a child like parents do…