詹妮弗·纽森将意外杀人与圣昆廷监狱的终身刑相比较. Jennifer Newsom compared accidental killing to life sentences at San Quentin.

美国加利福尼亚州长盖文·纽森的妻子詹妮弗·纽瑟姆在分享她六岁时意外杀害姐妹的个人故事后引发了争议. Jennifer Newsom, wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom, sparked controversy after sharing a personal story of accidentally killing her sister at age six. 她将这起未被处罚的事故与圣昆廷监狱囚犯终身刑相比较, 认为这种相似之处有助于建立对囚犯的信任. She compared this non-punished accident to the life sentences of incarcerated men at San Quentin, arguing the similarity helped build trust with the inmates. 批评者普遍批评这些言论,认为它们淡化暴力犯罪并暗示严重罪行往往是意外. Critics widely criticized the remarks as minimizing violent crimes and implying serious offenses are often accidents.