Criminal,
Government
Mar. 4, 2022
They were elected to enforce laws, not write them
The people elected legislators to write their laws; they elected members of the executive branch to enforce them. They’re welcome to advocate, but in the meantime, they should enforce the laws that already exist.
Eugene M. Hyman
Judge (Ret.)
San Clara County Superior Court
Santa Clara Univ Law School
Eugene is a retired judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, where for 20 years he presided over cases in the criminal, civil, probate, family and delinquency divisions of the court. He has presided over an adult domestic violence court and in 1999 presided over the first juvenile domestic violence and family violence court in the United States.
Our states' liberal leaders pitched us on a reformed criminal justice system, and once elected, reformed it into a national punchline.
California: where looting, assault and robbery are legal so long as you're doing it for a cause. Where "catch-and-release" is the golden rule, and the "catch" is optional. Why would our criminals follow our laws when our elected officials won't?
The death penalty is the law of the...
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