The Washington state Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to make harassing election workers a felony, three months after four county election offices received envelopes containing suspicious powder — including three testing positive for fentanyl — and had to be evacuated.
We do, but we also love to elevate the punishment for crimes that annoy whatever group at the moment. A felony is more severe than a misdemeanor, and carries lifelong consequences.
Like the inability to vote…
Sure you can argue it may fit the crime in this case but I get annoyed when we try to give all crimes the death penalty.