BERNALILLO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAUL TORREZ WANTS TO SEE TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR ANYONE WHO THREATENS SCHOOL VIOLENCE. HE SAYS CURRENT LAW IS OUT-DATED AND ISN’T A DETERRENCE WITH THE PENALTIES RANGING FROM A PETTY MISDEMEANOR TO A MISDEMEANOR . HE ALSO SAYS HE’S GOING TO DEDICATE MORE RESOURCES TO PROSECUTE THESE CASES IN FEDERAL COURT.
TORREZ SAYS HE’S OUTLINED HIS CONCERNS IN A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR AND LAWMAKERS HOPING THEY’LL CHANGE CURRENT LAW TO STIFFEN PENALTIES FOR THOSE WHO MAKE A THREAT, REGARDLESS OF THE AGE OF THE PERSON INVOLVED.
