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Related: About this forumGeorgia Restores Gun Rights To Ex-Cop Who Tried To Sexually Assault A Woman With His Gun
At the motel, Krauss drew his service weapon and told the woman that he wanted to anally penetrate her with the gun. When she refused, and began to cry, Krauss then pushed her back, pulled off her pants, and had sex with her. And then he drove her home to the same husband that led her to call the police in the first place.
Krauss was convicted of sexual assault against a person in custody, and this one instance of sexual assault is far from the only allegation against him. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, [h]is record was filled with allegations of misconduct: that he beat a prisoner so severely the mans brain bled; that he threatened to fabricate charges against a suspect so he could sleep with the mans wife; that he pressured at least 10 women for sex to avoid arrest. The former cop, for his part, is unrepentant. When asked about his sexual assault conviction, he claims that [t]here wasnt any crime, and that I was dealt a bad hand.
And yet, in July of 2013, the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles restored Krauss right to carry a firearm. According to a Journal-Constitution tally, he is one of 358 violent felons who regained these rights over a six year period. That includes 32 violent felons who killed someone, and 44 who committed sex crimes. One man regained his right to own a gun in 2012 after serving a 10 year sentence for child molestation and aggravated child molestation. Some offenders regained their gun rights after being convicted of crimes such as armed robbery, burglary or aggravated assault.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/08/25/3475106/georgia-restores-gun-rights-to-ex-cop-who-tried-to-sexually-assault-a-woman-with-his-gun/
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)Violent felons should not be free at all.
irisblue
(32,975 posts)that poor woman....
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)...for your agreement. I'm against the death penalty but letting these folks out is the act of fools.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts).
Again, the gun didn't do this, the hateful asshole did this.
--Taking away his gun wouldn't have stopped his violent ways.
I wonder if gun control types think that this crime could have been prevented by gun control.
I'm so sorry for the victim, and her friends and family.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,479 posts)...advocate disarming LEOs. But I've seen that change a bit after Ferguson. IMO the gun didn't impact this hateful crime since this scum was a cop.
Most folks that aren't angelic beings will sometimes need certain degrees of support and supervision and, in some cases, segregation. I tend to think segregation is only appropriate for the violent ones and for them it should be permanent and mandatory.
Allowing him out of prison tells me that society hasn't learned about crime. Giving his gun back is criminal IMO.