State Senator Colton Moore crossed party lines and voted with Democrats this week on an anti-gang measure that has the backing of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. Moore said that the bill, which would require judges to impose prison sentences of at least five years on those convicted of recruiting gang members, would have the unintended consequences of increasing the number of plea bargains between prosecutors and criminals. Moore said, “Plea bargains allow the innocent to get improper justice and the guilty to get less than deserved. This is not the way to solve street gang crimes”. Most Democrats opposed the bill because it would lead to harsher sentencing for low-level gang members, instead of powerful gang leaders. The bill passed the Senate and now moves to the Georgia House for a vote.
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