Comments on: Scott Signs Red Light, Mobile Home, Distiller Bills; Vetoes Others

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:23:30 +0000

REGARDING:
“A violent crime is a crime in which the offender uses or threatens to use violent force upon the victim.
There are a lot of crimes to consider not just the ones mentioned in the article.”

Right, and?

The list of offenses was:
1. Arson;
2. Sexual Battery;
3. Robbery;
4. Kidnapping;
5. Aggravated child abuse;
6. Aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult;
7. Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon;
8. Murder;
9. Manslaughter;
10. Aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult;
11. Aggravated manslaughter of a child;
12. Unlawful throwing, placing or discharging of a destructive device or bomb;
13. Armed burglary;
14. Aggravated battery;
15. Aggravated stalking.

Further, it stated:
“Unless the court, in an order, specifies reasons for believing that the defendant will become competent to proceed, and specifies a reasonable time within which the defendant is expected to become competent.
(2) Nothing in this section of law shall be construed to prohibit the state from refiling dismissed charges, should the defendant be declared to be competent to proceed in the future.”

Now, if the thought is that it wouldn’t apply to those who tried to commit those crimes, I still don’t see it because I don’t see where it does that.

Not that I care, just doesn’t make sense.

David for sane non criminals

By: ed

ed — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:34:46 +0000

The key word is attempting.

By: neighbor

neighbor — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:24:06 +0000

@ David
A violent crime is a crime in which the offender uses or threatens to use violent force upon the victim.
There are a lot of crimes to consider not just the ones mentioned in the article.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:31:30 +0000

It would be an interesting thing to see the names of those who receive a distillers permit.

Governor Scott obviously has no prejudices against C2-H5-OH.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:33:08 +0000

CONTEMPLATING:
“Under the bill, the shortened period of time would not have applied to violent crimes such as murder, kidnapping and sexual battery. But Scott wrote that dismissal of charges after three years for people accused of attempting to commit violent crimes “could pose a serious public safety risk.” ”

So he vetoed it to avoid it doing what it wouldn’t have done in the first place?

Fascinating.

David for literate governors