It Is Unfair to Punish People for Bad Behavior

Or so says the "Criminal Justice System" in California. It was certainly unfair to Sheria Musyoka, the man he killed, and to Musyoka's family now left without a husband or a father. Deadly crash near SF's Lake Merced followed a lifetime of crimes

He was arrested in December for driving a stolen vehicle and being under the influence.

The district attorney’s office said Lyons was sentenced to a 60-day jail term for violating his supervised release. Prosecutors, though, requested blood toxicology results before filing new charges.

When the results came back on Jan. 22 -- after Lyons was back on the street -- a spokeswoman for the office said "We began working with CHP to pursue a DUI charge and awaited his arrest."

But unfortunately, Lyons wasn’t arrested before allegedly barreling through a red light at another San Francisco intersection -- this time with deadly results.

They keep releasing people and the crimes keep escalating. And then they are shocked when someone dies.

Before the December arrest, records show Lyons was arrested in October in San Francisco on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle, receiving stolen property and drug charges. It’s unclear if the district attorney’s office took any action on the case. [SNIP]

In San Mateo County, Lyons has faced more than 20 charges, including shoplifting, trespassing and drug charges. He was charged with driving under the influence on Jan 5. between when he was released from San Francisco Jail and Thursday’s deadly episode.

If you keep putting a drunk driver back on the road, you are insuring that he will kill someone. Just as happened in this case. So exactly who is being treated unfairly?

Hat tip to The Other McCain: Catch-and-Release: Career Criminal Arrested in Deadly San Francisco Crash.

You might think that two DUI arrests in less than a month would be enough to put somebody in jail and keep them there, but this is California, where the “catch-and-release” policy turns criminals loose as soon as they’re arrested.

There is more at The Other McCain.