Matthew in the Middle | The war on drugs and crime – Eureka Times-Standard

I agree with Tucker Carlson. Those five words rarely come out of my mouth. Just signed up for a $0.99 month-long trial membership to Fox Nation. I get to watch all the propaganda videos produced by Fox and Tucker. Joseph Goebbels is laughing from hell. However, the video The Suicide of Los Angeles depicts what happened when Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascn changed the laws to favor the bad guys.

Los Angeles County, along with San Francisco, Portland and Seattle are no longer progressive nirvanas. All four of these progressive cities are now utopian hells with homeless, drugs and crime. Upon being voted into office, George Gascn made immediate drastic changes to the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office by eliminating the death penalty. The reality is the death penalty does not make us safer, it is racist. Gascn ended cash bail for misdemeanor non-violent felony offenses and sentencing minors as adults. In his boldest move, Gascn removed sentencing enhancements for use of a gun in a crime or gang-related activity. This was the stick the ADAs (Assistant District Attorneys) could use to get plea agreements as the enhancement would add years to sentencing, if convicted. Now, if you were a 17-year-old gang member who shoots and kills two innocent people in a drive-by shooting, youll probably get sentenced to six months as a minor. In defense, Gascn has dismissed over 60,000 marijuana-related convictions.

Over in San Francisco County, Chesa Boudin was a 39-year-old Public Defender who had never prosecuted a case. Both of Boudins parents were convicted of the 1981 Weather Underground Brinks robbery that ended with three dead. Growing up with both parents in jail only fueled his beliefs in injustice and racism. (Note: Both of his parents are white and made horrible choices in life with a young child at home). In 2019, Boudin ran for San Francisco County District Attorney, promising prison sentencing as a last resort, attacking systemic racism and prosecuting police brutality. San Francisco ADAs no longer ask for cash bail. They stopped seeking gang or three strikes enhancement charges, which dramatically increases the length of prison sentences. Boudin has filed four homicide charges against San Francisco police officers.

Been to San Francisco lately? If so, youve dealt with homeless encampments outside of City Hall, stepping over homeless passed out on the sidewalks, drugs, drugs and more drugs, discarded used needles, human feces and mob shoplifting thieves. Why are things getting worse? There is no repercussion for drugs and non-violent crimes.

San Francisco voters voted out three progressive members of the Board of Education for being woke. They wanted to remove historical names, such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Sen. Dianne Feinstein from schools because of something bad in these great Americans past.

Defund The Police is probably the stupidest three words in the English language. While the woke progressive socialists like to say this, in reality, all it does is win elections for Republicans. The voters grew tired of this failed woke experiment. San Francisco County District Attorney Chesa Boudin is facing a recall this June. 80,000 voters signed the petition to recall Boudin and San Francisco only has 33,000 registered Republicans in the city. You do the math. Down in Los Angeles County, District Attorney George Gascn is also facing a recall.

Its tragic that its pitting Democratic mayors against woke progressive socialist District Attorneys. New York Mayor Eric Adams is feuding with District Attorney Alvin Bragg. San Francisco Mayor London Breed is an outspoken critic of District Attorney Boudin. This is not working, said Breed on a recent New York Times podcast. Gov. Newsom was filmed in LA at scenes of crime run amuck. You cant coddle career criminals because they had a rough childhood with high ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences Scores).

COVID only spurred on the light or no sentencing as law enforcement didnt want the local jails crowded during the pandemic. Unless you were a violent offender, you probably got a slap on the wrist. Look no further than the recent fentanyl overdose deaths here in Humboldt County. Since Los Angeles and San Francisco counties arent prosecuting drug crimes, its an open highway (literally) up and down the state for drug traffickers. Drugs are not victimless crimes. Just look at the dead overdosed bodies. Crime will be one of the biggest issues (along with inflation) with moderate suburban voters this November.

Matthew Owen resides in Eureka and believes the First Amendment allows for free speech.

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