It’s not just Trump. Many in CA Stick Crime are afraid, distort reality

From Robert GreenCalmness

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The criticism of President Trump’s power in Washington, Colombia County, this week was immediate and intense because it was so obvious: last year The degree of Violence in Colombia County has dropped to its largest point in the 21st century. Trump cannot honestly use crime trends to justify their seizure from the district police station or of Deploying troops of the National Guard and federal agents.

But he did it anyway because he can. As a federal district excluded from any country, DC enjoys home governance only insofar as the US government allows it. Trump’s references to groups of “bloodthirsty criminals”, roaming on the streets of DC, were not just incorrect, but unnecessary.

Trump also said he would consider sending troops to cities that do not have the special status of Washington, OucklandLos Angeles, New York, Chicago and Baltimore. Whether he can do this depends in part on the result of a Testing this week because of the use of Trump National Guard in LA Earlier this summer. A solution is expected soon.

From the cited cities that Trump quotes, only Baltimore is among the top 10 of the country for violence, according to the FBI statistics, although, although, although, although, although, although, although, although, although, although Oakland is included in some analyzesS But it is probably more than a coincidence that all four of Trump’s cities are in the so -called blue countries that voted against him in three presidential elections.

In addition to Baltimore, Trump did not mention the US cities that are most bruised by violence, including murder, perhaps because they are in countries that support him in 2024: Memphis, Tennis St. Louis. Kansas City, Mo. Cleveland. Detroit. Little Rock, Ark. Milwaukee. New Orleans. Birmingham, but.

The dishonesty of urban crime and its use to mark political points is a specialty of Trump. During his 2016 campaign, he embarked directly into the American psyche, dejection of images from the violent 80s and 90s. The worst crime of this era has long since passed after in 1991, followed by a historical immersion, which continues today, despite the random spikes.

However, Trump rides on an ancient crime, fears of victory, and spoke at his first introductory, as if the nation was still locked in the American Clausses era. So, yes, Trump is a maestro in saying the falsity of crime and eavesdropping on latent crime concerns to strengthen his power.

But he is not alone.

The fear of political crimes is something common in US policy and is a tactic used freely by Democrats, Republicans, Police, Prosecutors, Prison guards, and in fact, almost everyone is running for a public office or pressing (or opposition) of a vote that could redirect public spending or far from enforcement.

The news is included in the game. Programs that would usually not report anything so secular as hearing a committee on a penalty bill is often air frames on Crooks shelves, which are store shelves. Permanent repetitions make an otherwise boring story into a special report, governed by fear.

Newspapers Sometimes the features of a “real crime” presentReplay old stories about long -lasting killings to preserve clicks fueled by fear.

Failed drugstore chains blame their poor performance of exaggerated or purely imaginary waves of theftS Mayors and police chiefs are pressured to respond, with more police, prosecutors promise longer sentences, legislators approve of difficult accounts-if it is a while if Theft hasn’t really jumpedAnd even if it is revealed that bad business solutions are the real reasons for the failures of the chains.

In California, where crime after the lock was raised and fell differently in different cities, but it did not represent a sustainable state strike, the Democrats made several hearing of “retail theft” last year and the previous year and supported a package of more crimes, which were aimed at winning the election in the election. Voters have passed a proposal 36which weaning into historical reforms by becoming a repeating of low -level property offensesS

Yes, property crime is real and has serious negative consequences. Violent crime remains a constant problem not only in Oakland, but also in almost every city of California, although they are not even close to the same category as a high crime memphis or Little Rock.

Those who claim that there is no crime or that the crime that exists is not a big deal played as quickly and freely with the facts like Trump. But calling a crime, an important urban challenge among many simply does not have the same cache as what calls it emergencies of historical proportions or called it the fruit of the imagination. It neither degrease the police nor justifies more police hire.

In his remarks to Washington, Colombia County, Trump cites several other lies that have been widely accepted in jurisdictions.

On bail, for example. Trump has threatened that he will somehow cancel Illinois’ successful law without the argument that “someone kills someone and they are not on a monetary guarantee before the day goes out.” The statement flawlessly repeats fake tropes in California for a guarantee without moneyS In fact, the accused killers are almost never released before the trial – and when they are, it is usually because they had money to save. Pashless jurisdictions use the defendant’s risk for the community, not the wealth or poverty to make pre -release decisions.

Illinois law has had no effect on the percentage of crimeS Neither the Supreme Court of Los Angeles County Supreme Court To eliminate the monetary guarantee between arrest and a contract for people accused of lower-level crimes, although people accused of violence and other serious crimes in LA can often be saved if they have money.

But this has not stopped critics from complaining, Despite the numbersthat without the money, it increases crime. In a racing between numbers and fear, numbers rarely prevail – as Trump knows well. His decision of numbers who do not support his position is to claim that they are falsified and yes dismiss the people who calculated themAs he recently did with the Head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Or just quoting arbitrary numbers, as he, when he states that his drug pricing program will reduce costs by 1500% – which would mean that instead of paying for medicines, Americans would get money when they fill their recipes.

Or just ignore them, as it does with the drop -down DC crime rate.

Nobody does it as brazenly or with such a scope as Trump. But many do it. Americans who do not want their policies and budgets for criminal justice to be guided by fraud should be cautious and skeptical when hearing claims from one of their elected or law enforcement leaders, not just their president.

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