The following report is by WGN 9:
The proposed change blew up on social media, with some people mistakenly thinking that people who commit crimes would get a rebranding. Instead, it would only apply to participants in one program meant to rehabilitate people and keep them out of prison.
The specific proposed law, House Bill 4409, would remove the term “offender” and replace it with “justice impacted individual” for men and women in the state’s “Adult Redeploy Illinois” program, commonly referred to as A.R.I.
A.R.I. is an initiative that aims to keep some offenders from going to prison by connecting them to rehabilitation programs. Before the senate vote Tuesday, Republicans said the language change portrayed a lack of empathy for victims and a lack of concern for public safety.
“Change this, change that, the only thing you don’t want to change is the behavior of criminals,” said state senator Steve McClure (R-Springfield). “And guess who is paying for that right now? Victims all across the state. I urge a no vote.”
House Bill 4409 passed by a 34-20 vote Tuesday, it is unclear when or if the bill will hit Pritzker’s desk.
“This is good public safety policy. I know we’re getting hung up on a term, but I don’t want to lose sight that we are adding the department of corrections to this bill,” said state senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago). “We’re trying to make sure that everybody has involvement in this program.”
After the Illinois State House of Representatives passed the bill 68-40 back in April, state representative Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) said people shouldn’t be defined by their worst day.
“So, carrying a label of offender for life does not seem appropriate for a system in which we intend to return people to full participation in society,” Cassidy said.
Back in the senate, those opposed to the measure said the change would incur unnecessary costs.
“Each time we make that change, each agency has to make that change on every one of their documents,” said state senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro). “Right now in the department of corrections, there are multiple changes that have been made and it’s costing thousands of thousands of dollars just to do a name change.”
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
Acts 25:11 For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
James 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
Crime is no longer a crime, criminals are no longer criminals: police only arrest the innocent, and government rewards the evildoer – America is 2024. The taxpayer’s money this will cost just so all the paperwork can be rewritten will cost the state multimillions more of what they don’t have.
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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Ecclesiastes 8:11 (KJV) Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
“Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) said people shouldn’t be defined by their worst day.” Excuse me? It was the VICTIMS worse day! In many cases, it was their LAST day too.
Just the other day, one of the demon-rats said . . . ‘there are no illegal immigrants – they are ‘climate asylum seekers’.
Liberals and demon-rats as a whole are representative of Isaiah 5:20
Isaiah 5:20
“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
King James Version (KJV)
These low lines are most twisted than a pretzel. Just sayin’ . . .
Hi Born again!
This is what Chris Murphy DemonRat of Connecticut said:
Undocumented Americans is all we care about.
No they are illegal immigrants! And since he is from the “Constitution State” he is in violation of his oath of office, it matters not what he said pertaining to that oath of Office even if he did not mean it. God holds him to that oath of office. He is a Traitor as are all who violate their oaths of office, many are guilty of Treason under Title 18 of the United States Code is the main criminal code of the federal government of the United States.[1] The Title deals with federal crimes and criminal procedure.
When people in Government Positions behave as though they are above the law then full blown TYRANNY is not far off.
God Bless You!
With all of these stories Jacob, we are running out of comments, these people think up dumber and stupider idea’s to turn into law, that it boggles the mind. These folks need padded rooms and short busses to take them there!!
Never in my wildest dreams would I have seen things this wild happen. I’m just your normal dummy. Thank God I have Him and my KJV Bible.
I feel ya. It gets harder and harder to put scripture on some of this stuff, at least verses that I haven’t already quoted a plethora of times.
Well, we know where the taxpayer’s money goes to…….. more crime and death and I wonder what could possibly be causing it? cough* cough* sin*
Ecclesiastes 5:8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
Sin COUGH COUGH sin.
Yes it is sin indeed, and a bunch of fake christians who think God is just a big Snuggle Bear that wants a hug!
1 Peter 4:17, Judgement begins at the house of God (professing christians) because the evil and sin only flourishes and grows when these fake christians are coddling them and promoting their evil. They’ll find out that God is no Snuggle Bear and He’s going to deliver His wrath to America for this!