Police commission chaos a symptom of progressive governance

The chaos at the LA police commission hearings is part of the “progressive” movement’s attempt to destroy police — which is why I left the Democratic Party.On Jan.22, Newsweek published an opinion piece by LA Mayor Karen Bass.

The headline was catchy — and amusing: “Democrats must stand strong and lead on public safety.” Karen Bass has spent her career bashing law enforcement, defunding it, and then claiming ignorance about why young men and women have no desire to join the ranks of the LAPD.We need police.The crack epidemic of the late 1980s and early 1990s was accompanied by a massive surge in gang violence.

It was not a mistake to lock up hard-core gang members using California’s then-newly-enacted three strikes law. Removing them from the streets brought down the level of violence and saved countless lives — lives the left will never acknowledge were saved.Get the perfect blend of news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story The progressive worldview is that enforcing the law is inherently harmful to communities of color, if not outright a racist act of oppression by the descendants of slave catchers. In their minds, every effort to reduce the presence of law enforcement in the public square makes the imaginary victims of oppression safer.

 The sad reality is that criminal street gangs are both the actual oppressors in marginalized communities, and the prime beneficiaries of a reduced police presence on the streets.Democrats have zero evidence that anything they’ve proposed works to improve public safety.  They are claiming credit for a drop in crime that coincided with President Donald Trump coming to office and taking a tougher approach.Criminals are bolder, better armed, and more willing to engage in violent behavior when they know that police ar...