From The UpTake:
“This is not a witch hunt?,” said Representative Tony Cornish as his committee prepared to question Minnesota Corrections Commissioner Tom Roy about his decision to parole a murderer sentenced for the shooting of a police officer. Republican leaders in the House and Senate requested the hearing. Roy decided to parole Tim Eling, 62, convicted of first-degree murder for the killing of Oakdale police officer Richard Walton in 1982 because of Eling’s good behavior for the past 15 years, and his work at mentoring young offenders.
This is from the same Tony Cornish who is giving up his position as police chief to pursue as yet unstated higher political ambitions?
The question here is whether a policeman’s life is somehow worth more than that of any other citizen. I think not.
Republicans are basically criticizing Corrections Commissioner Tom Roy for following the law, and the constitution principle that all citizens have equal standing before the law.