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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She wanted him charged as an adult, which isn’t unusual for vehicular homicide defendants two months shy of 18.  Parisa refused, and now the wealthy spoiled killer will be a free man when he’s 19 and eventually have the conviction expunged from his record.[/quote]

Thank you. Has Josh said publicly anywhere that he would have charged the criminal as an adult?[/quote]

Actually, the opposite.  He is on record saying he would have done the same thing.[/quote]

But unlike the occupant, Josh would have WON that three-year sentence. Why? Because the judge LIKES Josh. [/quote]

This is a really bizarre claim on which to hinge a campaign. One of the most outlandish things I have read in a while.[/quote]

It’s not bizarre. Parisa has an off-putting personality - rigid, strident, comes across as condescending etc. People outside the courthouse weren’t aware of it until the Kehoe/Meade family spoke out. I think that’s at the root of the ad - Parisa didn’t listen, didn’t convey that she cared about the loss of Braylon, and then didn’t even bother to show up for sentencing. Josh has a much stronger reputation among his peers and judges and that matters to me. [/quote]

How did this supposed off-putting personality affect the sentencing if Parisa wasn't at the sentencing? [/quote]

You clearly don't understand.  If only Parisa was less rigid, less strident, and more sympathetic, she'd have swayed a judge into deviating from the usual policy for accidents involving minors and punishing another juvenile far more harshly.  Or maybe the judge would have stepped aside entirely and left it up to Rose Kehoe to impose the sentence.  Isn't that obvious?  [/quote]

Or perhaps she could have focused some of her energy on victim compassion. Instead of expressing concern for the defendant’s future to the family of the child they killed. That is basic knowing your audience. And I have no idea if she shows up to other sentencing, but how many minors are killed due to crime in Arlington and FCC? It seems like when a teen dies, this would be a time for the elected Commonwealth’s Attorney to show up.

Instead her entire campaign is basically how she can make the criminal justice system work better for … people accused of crimes. And I’m not saying there aren’t areas for improvement. Drug courts and diversion programs are great for non-violent offenders and people who aren’t engaging in risky activities like repeat DUI, carjacking, etc.[/quote]

Campaigns are about choices. Instead of running an ad where Josh talked about how he would be tougher on crime that his opponent, he ran this terrible ad that tells us nothing useful and instead comes across as shamelessly seizing on a tragedy. On his website, there is one other ad where he promises "real reform," whatever that means. So everything you wrote sounds great, but it's not the message that Josh focused his campaign on. We really have no clue how he would differ from his opponent in any concrete, specific way.[/quote]

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