WE NEED TO SEE THEIR TRUE NATURE

Apparently Cori Bush didn't get the memo. Democrats have determined that the mantra, "defund the police", is a political loser. A recent poll shows an overwhelming majority of Americans do not favor any reduction in funding for police. In fact, most think it is absolutely stupid. I certainly do. 

 

That probably doesn't come as a surprise to normal intelligent people, especially in light of the rise in crime all across the country. The shootings in Chicago alone should frighten everybody. Every major city is dealing with rampant crime. I just saw an item from San Francisco where a gang of young thugs ripped off a retail store in front of employees and security guards. They were not stopped or even slowed down. The store didn't even call the police because thefts of less than $1000 are not prosecuted in San Francisco, thanks to a very liberal prosecuting attorney in that city. Can you just imagine what a reduction in police would do to that already troubled city? The District Attorney in Los Angeles County never seems to prosecute anybody. I guess we all should just sit around the campfire and sing Kumbaya. The late comedian Dave Gardner once said, "I believe we should make everything legal, then we wouldn't have any crime."

 

What about other great cities in this country? New York City, Atlanta, Baltimore. All of them are under siege from street gangs and thugs. When you consider Chicago with some of the strictest gun control laws in the country, the casualty numbers there rival war zones. Most of the shootings are doubtless gang fights. Residents are scared to walk on their own streets. Little children are often the victims of indiscriminate shootings. These morons decide they have been disrespected so they bring out their illegal guns and open fire with no regard to anybody or anything around them. Innocent people are mowed down. 

 

And so, some Democrats see the answer to all this is to further reduce the police department's ability to deal with crime. At the same time police officers are walking around with targets on their backs by the bad guys and a target on their departments by the so-called good guys. Sane people would call that a lose lose situation. 

 

I fully recognize the police officer's job is often just cleaning up the mess, but thank God they are there. As a friend of mine, who is a police officer, once told me, “When seconds count, the police are only minutes away." But they are there and they will come to your aid when you need them. 

 

So how did this nonsense get started? Who was the first to want the police defunded? I don't know, but it doesn't matter. I would bet it was someone who had regular run-ins with police. Fortunately the vast majority of the American people are glad to have police presence. They are glad to have their calls for help responded to by people who put themselves between them and the bad guys. 

 

As we get closer to the next election, I think the Dems will get even quieter on this issue. Personally, I don't care if they do. The more they open their mouths, the more they reveal their true nature. And their true nature is what American voters need to see.

 

Ron Scarbro August 11, 2021