“Elder parole.” Just hearing those words should make any law-abiding American’s blood boil. What kind of sick system do we live in, where a violent, serial child predator can play the sympathy card just because he’s hit 64 and supposedly “aged out” of being a threat? The left in California wants us to believe criminals turn into innocent grandpas as soon as they get their AARP card. Turn the page and they walk free, all while real victims live with the nightmares for life.
Let’s get this straight. David Allen Funston is not some decrepit, harmless old man. He’s the same age as a whole lot of people running marathons or hiking mountains out west. Sixty-four is not the new ninety, no matter how many liberal lawmakers want to dress this up as “compassionate” justice. Funston’s crimes against kids—serial, predatory, calculated—weren’t enough for soft-on-crime politicians to keep him locked up. Evidently, breaking the spirit of innocent children doesn’t pull enough weight if you’ve collected a few grey hairs. How twisted is that?
This isn’t just about one predator. This is about a broken system built on woke ideas—where “criminal justice reform” means letting monsters out early, so the left can pat themselves on the back and claim progress. What about justice for the DOZENS of kids whose lives were shattered? What about the families still fighting to pick up the pieces? Clearly, those voices don’t count in Sacramento’s calculations. Victims come dead last, every single time.
Thank God, just as the gates were about to swing open for Funston, a cold case warrant stopped this insanity. It shouldn’t have to fall to dumb luck and dusty police archives to hold criminals accountable. Our so-called justice system should recognize that some people simply do not deserve a second chance. The safety of law-abiding Americans—especially our children—should always come before the convenience or comfort of serial predators.
It’s high time Americans demanded leaders with the guts to say NO to these “elder parole” scams and NO to pretending that age erases evil. Criminals like Funston don’t “age out” of who they are. They rot in prison, or they come after our kids again—it’s that simple. Maybe next time a starry-eyed liberal wants to “reform” the justice system, they should try spending a little more time thinking about the victims. Or is that just too much common sense for California?
Source: Redstate
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