Cities are Sinking Under the Weight of Their Own Stupidity; The Price of Refusing to Prosecute

Cities are sinking under the weight of their own stupidity:

“We did this to ourselves,” said Dr. Mary Costantino. Her comment could be an epitaph for America’s cities.

Dr. Costantino is the Portland, Oregon, woman attacked by a homeless man who left her unconscious, with a face that looked like she’d gone six rounds with a heavyweight contender.

If a bystander hadn’t intervened, she’d probably be dead.

Once upon a time, cities were bursting with vitality. For out-of-towners, they were meccas of shopping and entertainment. They were nerve centers of business.

Today, they’re places to become a crime statistic, view vermin-infested encampments, and silently mourn the demise of what was once something great.

Cities such as New York were dream destinations for college graduates. (“If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.”)

Today, corporations practically have to offer combat pay to lure executives to their urban headquarters.

No one forced this on them. U.S. cities weren’t murdered. They killed themselves.

Cities are drowning in a sea of lawlessness, homelessness, addiction, bloated budgets, failed schools, business flight and population decline.

In response to the horror unfolding, big-city voters rush from dumb to dumber.

This year, the Windy City went from Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who presided over the worst crime wave in 50 years (695 homicides in 2022) and gave rioters free rein, to Mayor Brandon Johnson, a shill for the teachers union.

After a riot in April in which two teens were shot, Mr. Johnson cautioned against “demonizing” youth who were “starved for opportunities.” When 400 starved-for-opportunities youths ransacked a convenience store on the South Loop last Sunday, he objected to the phrase “mob action” to describe the mob action.

“Woke” mayors are complemented by prosecutors supported by George Soros and police officers quitting or taking early retirement at a record rate, due to defunding and demoralization. —>READ MORE HERE

Opinion: The price of refusing to prosecute:

Violent criminals are roaming free, and the public servants charged with putting them away refuse to do anything about it.

In a disturbing movement that’s plaguing major cities across America, progressive prosecutors are simply refusing to prosecute crimes. Unfortunately, Tucson is not immune to this dangerous trend.

Time and time again, the prosecutors responsible for protecting their communities and enforcing the law make headlines for the wrong reasons. Last year in San Francisco, District Attorney Chesa Boudin was ousted by arguably the most liberal voters in America due to his notorious soft-on-crime policies.

Most recently, according to the Associated Press, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner resigned in May after the Missouri attorney general filed a lawsuit against her for failing to prosecute existing cases; failing to pursue charges in cases brought by the police; and failing to properly communicate the status of cases to crime victims and their families.

Sadly, the people of Tucson are all too familiar with these types of failures.

Pima County District Attorney Laura Conover proudly claims she wants to “revolutionize” the operations at the Pima County Attorney’s Office. While she is in a position to protect the rights of all citizens and file charges brought by police, she seems more intent on letting criminals walk, leaving law-abiding citizens to fend for themselves, and harming the Tucson Police Department’s ability to uphold law and order.

Requesting anonymity for fear of backlash, multiple Tucson police officers even spoke out against the way Conover conducts business. “It’s like they don’t want us enforcing drug offenses. They will just refuse to prosecute anyone facing drug charges,” one officer said. —>READ MORE HERE

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