http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/02/06/clemency-challenge-ahead-for-governor-perdue/ The Progressive Pulse is a blog about the issues, debates, and people that affect North Carolina public policy. As with the organization that sponsors it, NC Policy Watch, its ultimate objective is to improve the quality of life in the state, in this case by promoting the development of an informed, energetic and progressive online community. The Progressive Pulse welcomes the contributions of interested people of all points of view provided they are of a reasonable length, have some relevance to issues of North Carolina public policy and abide by the common rules of online etiquette (i.e., please avoid inappropriate language and show a measure of respect for others --even the John Locke Foundation). To post a comment, simply click the comment line then provide your name and email. Your email address will not be collected or shared. If you would like to be contributing writer, please send your post to info@ncpolicywatch.com with 'blog' in the subject line. If the post meets with our criteria (has a progressive perspective and is relative to our state), we will publish it. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:41:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/02/06/clemency-challenge-ahead-for-governor-perdue/comment-page-1/#comment-44809 Anonymous Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:06:04 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=3285#comment-44809 I agree with you both...My brother recently locked up for something he was forced into at gun point...Police said the gun was loaded an ready to fire at any moment so if he would have ran he could have cost his life.....He went along with the gun man into a store to rob them he did not partake in this robbery.....Although they found money inside his shirt I still to this day and forever will believe my brother is innocent.....I mean really if you had someone standing in front of you with a gun loaded aimed at you would you do what they say or take a chance at losing your life? Might I mention he has NEVER been in any trouble what so ever, I mean if we go back that far hes never even been suspended out of school......He graduated on time and was in college until he was locked up..........The court systems are NOT FAIR AT ALL!!!! You have real criminals out here that are doing this everyday....Why not have them locked up and put away instead of giving them chance after chance for them to go and commit another crime in the streets...........We have the worst court/judicial system in the country with the way they are doing things.... I agree with you both…My brother recently locked up for something he was forced into at gun point…Police said the gun was loaded an ready to fire at any moment so if he would have ran he could have cost his life…..He went along with the gun man into a store to rob them he did not partake in this robbery…..Although they found money inside his shirt I still to this day and forever will believe my brother is innocent…..I mean really if you had someone standing in front of you with a gun loaded aimed at you would you do what they say or take a chance at losing your life? Might I mention he has NEVER been in any trouble what so ever, I mean if we go back that far hes never even been suspended out of school……He graduated on time and was in college until he was locked up……….The court systems are NOT FAIR AT ALL!!!! You have real criminals out here that are doing this everyday….Why not have them locked up and put away instead of giving them chance after chance for them to go and commit another crime in the streets………..We have the worst court/judicial system in the country with the way they are doing things….

]]> http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/02/06/clemency-challenge-ahead-for-governor-perdue/comment-page-1/#comment-33574 Linda Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:13:42 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=3285#comment-33574 I agree with you Faye. My son is facing a sentence of 10 to 20 years because his wife had a gun in house and he was convicted of a felon over 20 years ago. Now they are going to charge them both and she has never been in trouble in her life. the prisons are full and they should be using this money to get hardened criminals off the street and not such a petty thing as this. I agree with you Faye. My son is facing a sentence of 10 to 20 years because his wife had a gun in house and he was convicted of a felon over 20 years ago. Now they are going to charge them both and she has never been in trouble in her life. the prisons are full and they should be using this money to get hardened criminals off the street and not such a petty thing as this.

]]> http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/02/06/clemency-challenge-ahead-for-governor-perdue/comment-page-1/#comment-31496 faye Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:54:06 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=3285#comment-31496 I feel a committee should be put into place to take care of harsh sentences for non violent crimes. if this is done then the governor could just work on death stuff as to whether to grant clemency and put some of those people out of prison that are there for 10 and 15 years because they stole something. the prison system needs help really bad. I feel a committee should be put into place to take care of harsh sentences for non violent crimes. if this is done then the governor could just work on death stuff as to whether to grant clemency and put some of those people out of prison that are there for 10 and 15 years because they stole something.
the prison system needs help really bad.

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