The idea of community service as a penalty for a criminal action is to impose a penalty of service to the community. Theoretically it allows someone to contribute to the community in some way to atone for their crime. Well, it doesn’t always work that way.<\/p>\n
On Friday, The Federalist<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n Democrat Jay Jones has found himself in hot water during the final weeks of his campaign to become Virginia\u2019s top law enforcement officer. The closer to Election Day it gets, the scandals seem to keep piling up.<\/strong><\/p>\n At around the same time he was fantasizing<\/a> about assassinating Virginia\u2019s former Republican House speaker and wishing death upon his children in 2022, Jones had a truly remarkable run-in with the state\u2019s criminal-justice system. According to recent reports<\/a>, the Democrat AG candidate is now under investigation for a 2022 reckless driving incident.<\/strong><\/p>\n By way of background, Jones was clocked<\/a> going 116 mph in a 70 mph stretch of highway and charged with reckless driving. While other defendants facing<\/a> the same charge as he faced \u2014 with the \u201csame initial hearing date as Jones\u201d \u2014 reportedly got jail sentences, Jones got away with a fine and 1,000 hours of community service. (These defendants were even caught driving more slowly than Jones was, according to Cardinal News.)<\/strong><\/p>\n Supposedly, Jones did that community service in 2023 \u2014 500 hours at \u201cMeet Our Moment\u201d and 500 hours at the Virginia chapter of the NAACP. The first tranche of hours has caused considerable controversy and may be at the heart of the aforementioned criminal investigation.<\/strong><\/p>\n Meet Our Moment is Jones\u2019 own political action committee, founded to train Democrats to run for office. His hours were certified<\/a> by an adviser of his, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. As noted<\/a> by National Review, social media posts revealed Jones crisscrossed Virginia campaigning for Democrats in 2023, raising questions about whether such activities were counted as part of the 500 hours of \u201ccommunity service\u201d he purportedly conducted with the group.<\/strong><\/p>\n Perhaps equally interesting, however, is Jones\u2019 \u201ccommunity service\u201d time with the Virginia wing of the NAACP.<\/strong><\/p>\n Unbelievable. And this man is running for Attorney General of Virginia. This is the equivalent of calling washing your car and cleaning your house community service. All of the law enforcement involved in this charade need to be investigated and held accountable. Aren’t the Democrats the ones who always remind us that ‘no one is above the law’?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The idea of community service as a penalty for a criminal action is to impose a penalty of service to the community. Theoretically it allows someone to contribute to the community in some way to atone for their crime. Well, … Continue reading