Friday, July 2, 2021

OHIO COALITION FOR SAFETY AND FAIRNESS

  

State Rep. Michael O’Brien, D-Warren, center, tells a group of protestors outside the Trumbull County Courthouse Friday that he was one of two Trumbull County legislators who voted against Senate Bill 256, which abolishes life without parole sentences for juvenile criminals, like Jacob LaRosa, who will be first eligible for supervised release in 2040. LaRosa was convicted of killing Marie Belcastro of Niles, who was the grandmother of Brian Kirk, right. Staff photo / Guy Vogrin

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 The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them. - Lois McMaster Bujold

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As we, the members of Unit 1012: The VFFDP, are anti-crime and pro victims rights activist ourselves, we will also help fight any attempt to end LWOP for juveniles and block parole. Please support this group, Ohio Coalition for Safety and Fairness, and donate some money if you want. Here is the information:

 

We are the Ohio Coalition for Safety and Fairness


We are survivors and activists united in opposition to Senate Bill 256 (more appropriately titled the Teen Killer Empowerment Act or TKEA) and similar pro-criminal measures.  SB 256 mandates parole options for the majority of Ohio’s most dangerous teen killers, even those whose crimes were so heinous, they were sentenced to LWOP (life without parole).  We believe deeply in the people of Ohio, in the Ohio Constitution, and the rule of law. We will not stand by as out of touch legislators hop on board with the latest fad of coddling teen killers, even hiding behind the US Supreme Court to justify their pro-crime measures.

https://ohiocsf.com/

Ohio native protests Senate Bill 256, which offers parole to juvenile criminals

One Ohio native is touring the state to fight against a recently passed senate bill involving the courts system, and he made a stop in Lima on Monday. Brian Kirk's grandmother, Marie Belcastro, was murdered in 2015 at the age of 94 by then 15-year-old, Jacob LaRosa. LaRosa was sentenced to life in prison without parole three years later.

In April of this year, Ohio legislators passed Senate Bill 256 which allows anyone who committed a crime under age 18 to be up for parole, thus abolishing life without parole for juvenile criminals. Kirk founded the Ohio Coalition for Safety and Fairness to protest this bill and thinks its passing is an injustice.

"Look, this law might be a good idea, but they did it retroactively which I don't think is fair at all, because we had closure, we had moved on, we had started really to heal," Kirk explains. "And then they passed this law without victim input. Okay, we all agree that kids deserve a second chance. But you look deeper into a case like this, not to punish Jacob but to protect us. Not just my family but society from the likes of Jacob."

Kirk says he plans to file a petition for injunction against the bill on Friday. For more information on his organization and Senate Bill 256, visit ohiocsf.com.

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Brian Kirk's grandmother, Marie Belcastro, was murdered in 2015 at the age of 94 by then 15-year-old, Jacob LaRosa. LaRosa was sentenced to life in prison without parole three years later.

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Murder victim’s kin fight law allowing retroactive parole for juveniles

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