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Matt Salmon: Every day of every week of every year, States release convicted murderers, rapists and child molesters back into our…

On the recordJuly 11, 2000
Every day of every week of every year, States release convicted murderers, rapists and child molesters back into our neighborhoods. Predictably, every day of every week of every year these criminals, America's most dangerous and perverted, revert to form and unleash new waves of terror. Two years ago, I introduced Aimee's Law, otherwise known as the No Second Chances for Rapists, Murderers and Molesters Act, to end the revolving door of justice that floods our cities and neighborhoods with convicted murderers, rapists, and child molesters. Gail Willard, mother of Aimee for whom the bill is named, Marc Klaas, Mary Vincent, Fred Goldman, Mika Moulton, Childhelp USA, and the National Fraternal Order of Police representing thousands and thousands of police officers nationwide as well as several other of my colleagues have decided to draw a line in the sand and say to criminals, If you commit murder, rape or molestation, you're finished. You don't get a second chance to destroy the lives of the innocent. The victims of these crimes do not get a second chance. Why should their attackers? I stress the narrow category of crimes that we are talking about here today: murder, rape and child molestation.
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Matt Salmon
Arizona

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Discussing the introduction of Aimee's Law to prevent repeat offenses by violent criminals.

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