On August 14th, 2012, Amelia Keown was killed on Hwy 411 in Maryville TN. She was hit head on by a man who was running from the police. He had a 9 page Tennessee criminal history with numerous felonies. Had the parole board not given him early release for a 2 week aggravated robbery crime spree he did in 2005, he still would have been in prison and Amelia would have been safe.
On June 3rd, Tennessee governor Bill Haslam signed Amelia's Law (info at http://www.ameliaslaw.com) to help stop tragedies like this from happening again. This petition would call for this law to take effect nationwide, to afford this protection to all Americans. Please support Amelia's Law for by doing so you would support American families affected by this sad tragedy.