Crime City, USA

"In big blue cities, good guys lose, and bad guys win. Sorry - just the way it is. Why? These days, black is white, up is down, right is wrong. Some folks think this might be a birth pang signifying the end times. They might be right."     

This morning, I read an article about the number of bus or train station shootings which are happening all over the country. It was jaw dropping. I thought it was only Minneapolis, which has turning into the wild, wild west. I was wrong. It is many large blue cities. And why? What is it about transit stations which make them such a magnet? And what is the result? Ridership on public transit is down. Wait - what about all the carbon pollution that private cars are putting into the atmosphere? Too bad, so sad - at least driving your car is safer. That is, if you don't get carjacked on the way to or from work.

When did this national abrogation of law-and-order start? The lefties think it started with the "insurrection" on January 6, 2020. The folks on the right know better. This crap all started with the Floyd riots on May 26, 2020. That is when the decision was made to (as Abby Hoffman would put it), "let's have revolution for the hell of it!"

The violence quickly spread from Minneapolis to the rest of the country. By the time there was some degree of normalcy, eighteen people were dead, scores injured (many cops), and over two billion dollars of damage had occurred. Now that - was a real insurrection. In any event, with the combination of increased anarchy in most cities, DAs who refused to charge any crimes short of a mass murder, plus a shortage of cops - there were no "safe streets" anymore. Not just anymore, but anywhere.

The nasty echo of those Floyd riots still remains. Flash mobs, indiscriminate "beat downs", record carjackings, and record homicides. Why can't cops in any large blue city get a handle on this crime spree? Suprise! Not enough cops! Like who wants to be a cop these days? Thus, the numbers are down, and the recruiting is down. And early retirements are up. Until you get some cops which are empowered to do "stop and frisk" as well as broken window policing, this problem will persist.

I would like to say I am amazed by this, but I am not. The number of folks I know of who live outside the Twin Cities are death in going downtown anymore. No thanks, no way. Why? Too dangerous. And if you get in a jam, help probably is NOT going to be on the way. And if you have a carry permit and end up shooting one of the preps who is threatening you - God help you. You could be 100% innocent, and still get the Derick Chauvin treatment.

In big blue cities, good guys lose, and bad guys win. Sorry - just the way it is. Why? These days, black is white, up is down, right is wrong. Some folks think this might be a birth pang signifying the end times. They might be right.