No. of Recommendations: 3
"Violent Crime is not just a threat to people's physical safety, it is a threat to their ability to freely go about their daily lives. Violent crime isolates people and communities, it deepens the fractures in our public life, and when it is not addressed, it can undermine people's trust in the government and each other."...... Merrick Garland, Speaking at a press conference.
The AG gets it, he really does. He concludes with the obligatory we are focusing on this and partnering with that. I get it that he is necessarily vague because what the hell can you do to re-anchor society? Really?
Take for example, the smash and grab of the bakery in Compton. 100 coordinated looters stripped the place clean in a couple of minutes. Used a stolen car to bash in the store front to gain access.
How do you stop something like this? To arrest 100 shoplifting felons would take 500 officers and a ten busses to move everybody around. Not exactly a quick response situation. I think the crooks have figured that out, the system is overwhelmed and odds of capture are about as low as they can get. And even if caught, bail reform and a Soros DA, odds are low for a prosecution. When public policy is that shoplifting $950 (is it?) or less will NOT be prosecuted, the government is literally pouring fuel on the fire.
Have we crossed some sort of lawlessness threshold where this is more-or-less the new normal?
Really, there may be no solution. I can't think of one. Starting early with the education of our youth to instill different values would be impossible to implement. And even if it could, it would not bear fruit for ten or fifteen years and by then the country will be in flames. Happy New Year by the way.
