During a Wednesday appearance on "The Rightside," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) discussed plans to reduce violent crime in cities across Alabama.
The lawmaker's remarks follow a tragic weekend that saw seven shootings and four homicides in Montgomery alone.
"We're working on that as we speak. It's not just Montgomery," explained Tuberville. "We've got other cities in the state that are just as dangerous. It's just not as publicized. But once I'm Governor, if I'm lucky enough to be elected, I'm not going to allow the people of the state of Alabama to live in a war zone or live in unsafe neighborhoods, if we can help it."
Tuberville pledged to confront Alabama judges who have allowed lenient sentences for violent offenders.
"Now, a lot of them have got to a point where it's going to be very, very hard, but we're going to give it the good old college try, and we're going to put more people intact. We're going to give more people authority. We're going to go after these corrupt judges that when these people are arrested, they go through the front door and let them out the back door."
He added, "That's going to be over with."
If elected, the senator said he will no longer "let the animals run the zoo" in cities with high violent crime rates like Montgomery.
"That’s going to be one of my priorities is starting out making Alabama safe in all areas," Tuberville stated. "We’ve got some great places to live. We’ve got some not as protected. But we’re going to have more law enforcement officers, we’re going to do everything we possibly can do to go after these bad judges, we’re going to put people in jail, and we’re going to throw away the key."
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