A CA mayor’s security detail was randomly assaulted during a downtown news event. It’s more stark evidence that California’s urban centers have been turned into dangerous places, where seriously addicted, mentally ill and many violent people now roam freely due to weak state laws that have eroded accountability, deterrence and our quality of life. Many of us don’t feel safe in our big cities anymore. Watching people openly use and sell hard drugs like Fentanyl & Meth, block sidewalks & streets with homeless encampments & steal from from retailers/stores with essential impunity has created a feeling of hopelessness. Many friends and family who live and work in the urban core of our big cities no longer feel safe even walking to lunch. Some have been violently assaulted or threatened. Others just can’t stand the oppressive smell anymore. The root cause of so much of the chaos and decay in CA is Prop 47, which essentially decriminalized the use of hard drugs and repeat theft under $950. Only voters can fix these issues. Hopefully, they will get a chance in Nov 2024 when the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act appears on the ballot. (Kudos to the mayor’s team for handling the situation appropriately. I wish we all had security details.) #California #Crime #Drugs #Homelessness #RetailTheft #FixProp47 casafecommunities.com
@jeffreisig All of the men there should be ashamed to let that one guard ( their co-worker )go it alone. The guard needs to learn how to throw hands standing by on cell phones, the mayors own staff could not get police response...
@ptagami @jeffreisig I'm 66 and I could have done better. Ground & Pound
@ptagami @jeffreisig What in the hell was everyone else doing? Weak men make hard time indeed…..
@ptagami @jeffreisig I agree but you know how it works nowadays. The attacker would become the victim, he would sue, and be awarded a settlement in a woke court and the Taxpayers would end up footing the bill.