Author: By George Brauchler
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Perspective: A cop-out — on child rape
Child rapists can still get probation in Colorado thanks to six Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee. On March 12, state Reps. Javier Mabrey (Denver), Michael Carter (Adams, Arapahoe), Jennifer Bacon (Denver), Cecelia Espenoza (Denver), Lorena Garcia (Adams, Jefferson), and Tara Zokaie (Larimer) each voted to prevent the promise of prison for those who sexually…
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Loco legislation legalizes illegal immigration | George Brauchler
Colorado is on the verge of coming off the rails into an illegal immigration ditch. In response to Gov. Jared Polis’ farcical denial that Colorado is a “sanctuary from the law” state for illegal immigrants, I had publicly asked what more could a state do to do earn that odious title. Our extremist, Democrat-dominated Legislature…
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Springs mayor owes public some answers | George Brauchler
Few politicians had more for which to give thanks this past holiday week than Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade. He has thus far avoided the kind of media scrutiny and publicly forced transparency that should — must — reveal whether he committed a crime for which many before him have been prosecuted and incarcerated. This…
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Denver’s DA paves the way for leniency | George Brauchler
Last week, outgoing Denver District Attorney Beth McCann responded to my Oct. 10 column highlighting recent decisions by her office that raise important questions about her exercises of prosecutorial discretion. I will honor her public response by addressing the points she has raised on this issue. Three facts are undeniable: reports of violence in Denver…
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Upside-down justice is served to Denver’s murderers | George Brauchler
There is something weird going on in the Denver criminal courts. It is an approach to “justice” that the public does not know. On Aug. 5, 2020, Kevin Bui, 16 at the time, and two teen accomplices set fire to the home of Senegalese immigrants and burned five people to death. It would have been…
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Will jurors buy the insanity defense in Soopers trial? | George Brauchler
On March 22, 2021, three and a half years ago, a 22-year-old man armed with a legally-purchased firearm entered a Boulder King Soopers and shot 10 people to death — including a police officer — before being apprehended. That killer seeks the opportunity to be free again through a jury trial. Next week, men and…
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Dems engorge budget of state public defender | George Brauchler
One of the fastest growing departments in state government is priming the pump for another massive increase in funding. In a manner befitting Henny Penny, the Office of the State Public Defender is again claiming budget poverty impacting its ability to defend the poor from allegations of criminal conduct. Don’t fall for it. As justification,…
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Dems determined to coddle Colorado’s sex criminals | George Brauchler
Colorado’s Democratic legislative delegation is quickly revealing itself to be the BFFs of pedophiles and sex offenders. Far from political hyperbole, it is a label earned by their recent conduct in our General Assembly. Last year, a no-brainer of a bill to elevate the crime of masturbating in front of a child from a misdemeanor…
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Dems bow to local control on guns — then take it away | George Brauchler
It is hard to tell which Colorado Democrats hate more: the Second Amendment or local control of government. A newly drafted bill sponsored by Dems allows them to continue to attack them both. Less than three years ago, Sen. Sonja Jaquez Lewis of Longmont, Sen. Chris Kolker of Littleton and Sen. Tom Sullivan of Centennial,…
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Trump’s judge fails standard of appearance | George Brauchler
If the judge in the Denver trial of whether Donald Trump is eligible to run for president rules against him, there will be plenty of fodder for those looking for reasons to believe the fix was in and there was no fair due process. I believe Judge Sarah Wallace is qualified, intelligent, competent and unbiased…