by Bob Walsh
The
governor of the formerly great state of California has just completed
his constitutionally mandated decisions on which bills to sign and which
to veto.
He signed the
bill outlawing the carotid artery hold. He signed a bill which
clarified the practice of ALLOWING counties to create an oversight board
and/or inspector general to keep an eye on the Sheriff's Offices. (The
Sheriff is an elected official and normally exempt from meddling by
other elected officials.)
He
also signed a bill that requires the AG to investigate the shootings
of unarmed persons by local police. The AG has opposed this as his
office is not staffed or budgeted for this purpose.
Also,
now in CA convicts can much more easily get a new trial if they can
demonstrate that ANY part of their contact with the criminal justice
system was "tainted by racial bias."
The
governor also signed the bill that will shut down the California
Division of Juvenile Justice (the old Youth Authority) effective July
1. The state will now have an "Office of Youth and Community
Restoration" which will bribe counties to babysit dangerous and violent
youthful offenders. I can't see how anything bad could happen there.
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