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Krystle Matthews on Crime
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We do need to reimagine the way we do policing
We do need to reimagine the way we do policing. You know, our police have now turned into a little bit of everything from mental health counselors to marriage counselors.
So, I really feel like that's something that is going to take a long time to flesh out, the problem didn't happen overnight and it won't be unraveled overnight.
Source: Charleston City Paper on 2022 South Carolina Senate race
, May 5, 2021
Clear record for first time drunk/disorderly offenders
S.C. Senate Summary:H3601: Expanding Employment Opportunities through Expungement of Disorderly Conduct Charges: conditional discharge for first time offenders relating to public disorderly conduct.Analysis by ACU:This
bill is designed to expand employment opportunities by providing individuals convicted of drunk or disorderly conduct offenses a pathway to have the charges expunged from public record.
Veto Message:Criminal history, like all history,
should not be erased. Compassion should not be forced upon unwitting prospective employers. I am unwilling to sign legislation that effectively sanctions an employee failing to acknowledge--or consciously omitting information about--a prior arrest for
public disorderly conduct.
Legislative Outcome:Vetoed on May/28/19; Veto Overridden in House 107-0-15, Roll Call #712 on Jun/25/19; State Rep. Matthews voted YES to override; Overridden in Senate 38-2-0 on June/25/19.
Source: A.C.U. on South Carolina voting records H3601
, Jun 25, 2019
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