About-face: Democrats scramble to embrace law and order after police defunding backfires – IOTW Report

About-face: Democrats scramble to embrace law and order after police defunding backfires

JTN: Two years after George Floyd’s death, liberal cities that became hubs of the “defund the police” movement in the wake of the infamous 2020 killing have done a virtual 180, with many Democrat mayors and mayoral candidates now embracing comparatively pro-police and tough-on-crime policies and rhetoric.

This shift at the local level comes as violent crime continues to rise in major cities across the country following 2020’s historic spike in murders and another rise in homicides and shootings last year.

One of the more striking changes occurred in Los Angeles, where the top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s mayoral race — Democratic Rep. Karen Bass and pro-business billionaire Rick Caruso — have both spoken out in support of law enforcement.

When it comes to making L.A.’s streets safer, “I think the right answer is to be smart on crime,” Bass told Fox News on Monday. “My plan calls for getting officers on the beat immediately in neighborhoods that want to see an increased police presence. But I believe the quickest way to get officers on the beat is to get them from behind the desk.” more

9 Comments on About-face: Democrats scramble to embrace law and order after police defunding backfires

  1. TSUNAMI

    “. I sincerely think we’ve already got this thing won. Can you sense the desperation from the bad guys?”

    Honestly I sense over confidence and it has me worried. But you live in Gods Country, I don’t.

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  2. For LA’s or any other American city’s streets to be safe again, criminal politicians need to be charged, prosecuted and convicted. And in a timely manner.

    We’re dismissing as “politics”, brazen dereliction of duty, from local LEO up to and including the JustUs Dept, FiB and SCOTUS. Damn them all. And push back with criminal proceedings!

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