The Continuous Crimes-theme Letter to the Editor I Wrote and Submitted in Writing to the 'Austin American-Statesman' daily newspaper in Austin, Texas, on December 10, 2021

 A Letter to the Editor I submitted for publication to the "Austin American-Statesman" daily newspaper on December 10, 2021----21 days before I relocated from Texas to Utah through an airplane flight that transported me to the Salt Lake City area.

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From: John McMillan <mcmillanj@att.net>

To: letters@statesman.com <letters@statesman.com>; mgarcia@statesman.com <mgarcia@statesman.com>

Sent: Friday, December 10, 2021, 04:34:34 PM CST

Subject: Fw: 12-8-21 Letter to the Editor re: CONTINUOUS CRIMES cases

Dear Letters Editor and "American-Statesman" Editor Manny Garcia,

After learning today that Mr. Bridges is no longer with the "Statesman" staff, I would like to resubmit this letter I wrote on December 8 directly to the "Letters to the Editor" section of your very influential daily newspaper. 

Best Wishes,

John Kevin McMillan of Austin, Texas.

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From: John McMillan <mcmillanj@att.net>

To: Austin American-Statesman Managing Editor John Bridges <jbridges@statesman.com>

Sent: Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 11:22:24 PM CST

Subject: 12-8-21 Letter to the Editor re: CONTINUOUS CRIMES cases

Mr. Bridges,

Please forward this for me to the Editor of your "Letters to the Editor" section.

Thank you for your kind assistance on that,

from John Kevin McMillan of northeast Austin.

December 8, 2021

Below is a Letter to the Editor of "The Austin American-Statesman" that I wish to submit for immediate publication by your award-winning daily newspaper in Austin, Texas:

The Legislature should approve a new law providing funding for---and requiring the Texas Department of Public Safety to program---a very advanced new DPS computer that helps law-enforcement agencies identify whether a crime case is a CONTINUOUS CRIMES case.

That computer assistance can be a lifesaver for home-invasion-crimes-and-rape-crimes victims --- especially those who are repeatedly physically abused during their sleeping hours over a multi-month period inside their locked residence in Texas. For cases of that type, law-enforcement agencies should be required to automatically obtain State of Texas-funded six-month-retroactive DNA-traces processing of each and every rape-evidence kit they receive from the victim.

The Legislature should also publicly identify that new state law as the "Texas Sanctity of Sleep Act".

Sincerely,

John Kevin McMillan.

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