2018 MO Senate race: on Crime


Tony Monetti: Stronger emphasis on policing

We have a responsibility to protect our citizens. We can do this through a stronger emphasis on policing and prosecuting those dangerous criminals who target the welfare and safety of our citizens; such as, violent offenders, human and drug traffickers, sex offenders, child pornographers, and violent illegal immigrants. We must provide our law enforcement agencies with the proper training and equip them to do the job.
Source: 2018 Missouri Senatorial website MonettiForSenate.com Oct 15, 2017

Austin Petersen: End mandatory minimums

This is absolutely a constitutional conservative issue. We need to reinstate the Founders' original intent with regards to constitutional checks and balances by eliminating federal "mandatory minimums" laws and restoring power to the judicial branch. We need to end the practice of "civil asset forfeiture"--also known as legal governmental theft. And we need to end, once and for all, the federal government's "war on drugs."
Source: 2018 Missouri Senatorial website AustinPetersen.com Oct 1, 2017

Josh Hawley: Use anti-riot laws on crowds protesting police shootings

The AG wants anti-rioting laws to be enforced after this weekend's vandalism across the St. Louis region. The vandalism began after the Jason Stockley verdict [where a white police officer was acquitted of the shooting death of a black driver].

"Missouri has laws against rioting, against vandalism, against assaulting police officers and those laws need to be enforced," Hawley says. "And local officials have the responsibility to enforce the law." Hawley says citizens who demonstrate peacefully must be protected, vandal and looters must be prosecuted. "Violence is not protected by the 1st Amendment," says Hawley.

About 1,000 protesters gathered outside the St. Louis City Justice Center. St. Louis Circuit Judge Timothy Wilson found Stockley not guilty of first degree murder and armed criminal action, for the December 2011 shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith during a police chase. Meantime, St. Louis Police say they made 123 arrests.

Source: MissouriNet on 2018 Missouri Senate race Sep 19, 2017

Angelica Earl: Prison not the solution for victimless crimes

There are far too many people in prison. Prisons get paid by the federal government to stay full. These companies lobby to push for tougher laws to have more people jailed for victimless crimes. Veterans are filling up jails for using medicinal marijuana. The war on drugs is failed. The school to prison pipeline in poverty stricken and black communities needs to stop. I intend on pushing to reform current criminal justice laws.
Source: 2018 Missouri Senatorial website AngelicaForMissouri.com Sep 15, 2017

Josh Hawley: Apply consumer protection laws to pursue human traffickers

Missouri AG Josh Hawley announced his office will begin to target human traffickers through new regulations under Missouri's consumer protection laws, an effort supporters hope will lead to more prosecutions. Consumer protection regulations are typically used to combat unfair trade practices. Using them in this context gives law enforcement additional tools to go after traffickers. Hawley explained the new regulations will be easier to enforce and won't rely as much on victim cooperation.
Source: St. Louis Post Dispatch on 2018 Missouri Senate race Apr 3, 2017

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Candidates and political leaders on Crime:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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