Quotes by Jon Bruning

“Im tougher on crime -- Im so tough it makes me want to throw up sometimes, ... How tough on crime can we get before it gets to be ridiculous?”

“And its costing taxpayers more and more, and at some point it has to end,”

“Its the will of politicians trying to get re-elected, ... We are continuously trying to get ourselves reelected, trying to be tougher than the next guy, and at some point it has got to end. And this commute is where it is.”

“But this is not a job we do to win popularity points, ... I was elected to enforce the law. And anytime a grown man has sex with a child, its not a close call for me.”

“are free to gather, express themselves, lobby, and generally participate in the political process however they see fit.”

“In my three years on this board, we have not commuted a single one, ... And as I looked at this, I thought, this might be the single one.”

“We dont want grown men having sex with young girls. We make a lot of choices for our children: We dont allow them to vote, we dont allow them to drink, we dont allow them to drive cars, we dont allow them to serve in wars at age 13, whether they want to or not, and we dont allow them to have sex with grown men.”

“We dont want grown men having sex with young girls.”

“Guilt and innocence were not really at issue here. Its clear that he violated the statute.”

“You have to have consequences for your actions. I believe this is a very serious crime.”