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« Sunny with a high near 86 | Today | Man shot in Providence's Mount Hope neighborhood » August 1, 2007After Conn. home invasion, tougher rules for paroleesMIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- Burglars convicted of breaking into occupied homes will get random visits from parole officers under a new policy announced by Conn. Gov. M. Jodi Rell in the wake of a deadly Cheshire home invasion. That crime, which left a mother and her two daughters dead, could also prompt lawmakers to order longer mandatory sentences for offenders who break into homes at night or while residents are inside. Rell said she also will ask the General Assembly to reclassify such offenses as violent crimes, meaning offenders must serve at least 85 percent of their sentences before parole is a possibility. Read the full Associated Press story. Posted by Jack Perry Commentsjim | August 1, 2007 7:15 AM link Instead of more laws that criminals won't obey, how about less feel-good laws and restrictions on firearms ownership by law-abiding homeowners? One firearm in the home may have been able to avert this tragedy. Instead, like most other middle- to upper-class Americans who think nothing bad can happen in suburbia, the Petit family chose to place their trust in law enforcement. Brian | August 1, 2007 5:20 PM link So..they deserved to be killed? Put the tinfoil pipe down, mr AnchorRising dude. joe | August 1, 2007 10:43 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
You really mean that HOME INVASION is not considered a violent crime in CT?
I guess they musta thought of it as a victimless crime before last week.