Tag: crime increase

The Calamitous Consequences of Weakening the Criminal Justice System

Commentary They say that a conservative is a liberal who’s been mugged. That could be one way to describe Minnesota Democratic Rep. Angie Craig, a one-time House progressive who in 2020 and 2021 voted to support the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a bill that would have made it significantly easier to hold federal,…


Vancouver Residents, Pundits Offer Diverse Views on Mayor-Elect Ken Sim’s Landslide Victory

When Ken Sim competed with Kennedy Stewart in Vancouver’s municipal elections in 2018, he lost to Stewart by fewer than 1,000 votes. When the two vied for the same position of Vancouver mayor on Oct. 15, voters sent Sim and his ABC Vancouver party to a landslide victory, a development some are seeing as a…


South Africa Crime: ‘A Rainbow Soaked in Blood’

JOHANNESBURG—In South Africa, almost 7,000 people were murdered during the final 90 days of 2021. That three-month death toll is half of all fatalities in the contested parts of Ukraine after the first Russian invasion eight years ago. During the same time period, 11,300 women and girls were raped according to police. The latest crime…


‘Soft on Crime’ Policies Lead to Increasing Crime in Los Angeles: Former District Attorney

The District Attorney’s woke policies are contributing to the increase of not only the “smash-and-grab” robberies but other violent crimes in Los Angeles County as well, a former district attorney told the EpochTV’s “California Insider” program. “In many cases, if they had a real prosecutor in Los Angeles, those crooks would be in prison. They…


Frustrated San Francisco Residents Demand Answers Over Escalating Crime | Erica Sandberg

Crime is escalating in San Francisco at an alarming rate, and it’s becoming more brazen. Concerned residents are now demanding answers from city officials. My guest is Erica Sandberg, a longtime San Francisco resident, personal finance expert, and freelance journalist. She discusses how crime is taking over San Francisco and what city officials need to…