Lawmaker opposes life sentences for child molesters because it hurts black people!

PHOENIX, Arizona (PNN) - March 14, 2021 - An Arizona lawmaker is coming out in opposition to stricter punishment for pedophiles, claiming it would harm black people.

Arizona bill HB-2889 would raise sentences of convicted child molesters and rapists to mandatory life in jail. That seems pretty reasonable.

The bill is sponsored by Republican Rep. Leo Biasiucci from Lake Havasu City.

Under current law, a child sex offender in Arizona faces anywhere from 10 to 20 years in prison - with the potential for probation, parole, or work release. However not everyone, one legislator in particular, supports stricter punishment for convicted sex criminals.

Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley, who represents a district that includes Tucson, was the only legislator who voted against the bill last Monday.

“If our justice system were fair, the prison population would reflect the country’s population in terms of race and ethnicity,” Hannley wrote on Facebook. “We all know that people of color are disproportionately imprisoned in this country.”

What Hannley loses sight of is the fact that black people offend at a much higher rate than whites and Hispanics, therefore it stands to reason that there would be more black people in jails and prisons.

For example, an article in Psychology Today showed that while blacks comprise less than 13% of the total Fascist Police States of Amerika population, they represent half of all murder victims and offenders in the FPSA. Therefore it stands to reason that there would be more blacks locked up than whites. It’s a simple matter of statistics.

Hannley, a 69-year-old progressive, posted a video that explained her opposition to the bill, saying, “Why would I vote against this bill? Because we know that the justice system in the (Fascist Police States of Amerika) is not colorblind.”