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Jesse Watters confronts the lawmaker who is holding back law that protects children from sexual predators
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Doctor -- segment tonight as you know we are on a campaign to get all fifty states -- pass Jessica's law which mandates tough.
Mandatory prison sentences for first time child rapists Colorado one of the six states.
Doesn't have just -- a fact the full legislature won't even be allowed to vote on it because one man one man speaker that's -- -- -- Dino.
Jesse -- caught up with him few days ago.
We're not protecting the kids from sexual predators and passing Jessica's -- why is that.
Quote no DA's.
The DA's actually as oppose Jessica's law so have victim rights groups in Colorado.
Am in 2009.
The DA's Americans.
Opposition to the bill they have supported still we have very strong laws he actually don't have strong was -- let me give you -- few examples.
800 times.
A guy just sexually assaulted a seventh grader and just got one year of -- work release.
OK another guy -- because there's no less did it again ten excuse kids -- daycare center and only got two years in prison.
I have a specific OK are your specific cases you're -- you're okay with those sentences those sentences aren't great if that's what Jerry.
Hard to look at the details of those cases.
They cases in Colorado -- from all the DA's I talked to all the people criminal justice think that the laws we have.
Out of our strong enough and are tougher than Jessica laws.
How come just recently up 41 year old soccer coach repeatedly raped a thirteen year old girl and only got two years in prison.
I can speak specifically I still do not know the specifics of the case is you're talking about 44 -- -- side -- -- Jessica's on the reporting for other states and just myself.
Guys think you're smarter it's not true no I I think we know what's in Colorado's best interest.
Guys have a -- radio talk show host Michael Brown former director of FEMA for the Bush Administration.
The -- what do you think is really going on here -- what's being you know this guy if he cared about justice law he would have researched it.
-- -- you know he doesn't know anything he doesn't know about all of these.
-- sentences for these child.
-- -- he doesn't know he doesn't know he doesn't now it's his job to hell because he torpedoed the law so what's really going on here.
Well I think bill for for those are those are great interview by Justin I think what you have which are witnessing in Colorado.
There's this progressive mentality that says evil does not exist and if you don't -- death evil does exist.
Well that we can have a victim victims' rights group.
They can work release people we can change them and we can bring them to see that this error of their ways which I think most studies prove just doesn't happen.
It's if they're being driven by this insanity.
There everybody just needs to be you know coddled everybody needs to post get therapy and everybody will be OK it's it's total insanity what's happening in the state.
Now I have one quick point -- -- terrible thing 'cause he talked about for example help district attorneys are all opposed to this bill.
Well you know for example right now we have a big gun debate going on district attorneys are posting those bills sources select.
Well I mean let's put it to a vote I mean it's this guy fair and Dino he wouldn't even put up to the floor of the legislature to vote on it.
He team that's put into a committee that he knew what was gonna kill it.
Yet this same guy that you look at that he -- gay marriage is a big gay marriage guy big marijuana legalized -- -- -- -- is.
And when I worked in Colorado more than thirty years ago Jessica's -- pass like that when I was there.
What do you mean clothes are right but now he -- -- this influx of people from the outside.
-- -- a one poses secular paradise much like they have in Boulder, Colorado with the university is and that's it affected the entire state.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- It's infected the entire power structure I think most of the state.
If you get outside Denver.
The average -- -- would say this is insane what's happening and they would say let's vote for.
But the power structure within the front range along the Denver boulder -- that is exactly what's going on -- to not even put it up for debate.
Look I criticize Republicans last year on the civil unions bill because they wouldn't bring that for a debate they sort of -- kill -- And now he's doing exactly the same thing at least left -- represented these are the people vote on this.
Right that's right.
And Hickenlooper and governor I think he'd sign it but he's he's a weasel too so we're not even sure they would but I think he would if it ever -- if it passed.
I keep an eye out of mr.
brown and now we certainly will and good work by waters.
Well.
