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Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would reduce penalties for drive-by shootings with the goal of “promoting racial equity in the criminal legal system.”

Democratic lawmakers in Washington state are considering legislation that would lower the penalties for drive-by shootings—all in the name of racial equity. House Bill 1692, sponsored by state Representatives Tarra Simmons

>> i think it is great. when i go to my tax guy i say listen, i can pay you, i can pay the irs, you decide which one gets paid here. help me figure this out. where can i save money? joe, moving on, we are talking about drive-by shootings. isnt that attempted murder? i am pretty sure attempted murder is what happens when you hang a gun out of the car and shoot at someone. how is attempted murder worse or less bad, depending on the race of the person squeezing the trigger? >> all lives matter. i k...

Washington state lawmakers introduced a bill this month that would reduce penalties for drive-by shootings with the aim of "promoting racial equity."

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Washington Democrats hope to go easy on drive-by shooters in order to promote equity for criminals. It's the latest light-on-crime scheme pushed under the guise of being anti-racist.

Democratic lawmakers in Washington State have rolled out a bill proposing to reduce penalties for drive-by shootings, removing them as a basis for enhanced murder charges, asserting that the legislation would "promote racial equity".

Washington Reps. Tarra Simmons and David Hackney are pushing to reduce penalty enhancement for drive-by shootings.

African-americans punished under those laws, so their solution was dont punish those laws, it is the same rationale with drive-by shootings. the vast majority of drive-by shooters are black therefore enforcing the law would be racist. heres my question to you, jason:l what is the racial makep of the victims of drive-by shootings? >> the vast majority of drive-by shooting victims are black, so if youre going to tell me that this is about protecting the black community, sorry, you are not protecti...

Washington State Senator Joe Nguyen is trailing with 30% of the vote. Credit: KING Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 8:44 PM PDT August 3, 2021 KING COUNTY, Wash. — Incumbent Dow Constantine is leading the primary race for King County executive after an initial ballot count Aug. 3. Constantine has 54% of the vote. Top challenger Joe Nguyen is trailing Constantine, but holding strong, with 30% of the vote.  Bill Hirt has 12% of the vote. The top two primary candida...