Of all the disturbing trends we're seeing in our nation's most liberal bastions few are more disturbing than that of elected officials siding with criminals ahead of the general law-abiding public. It’s happening all over. New York's new cashless bail reforms wherein criminals are simply released back onto the streets so long as they pinky swear to show up for their court date have led to a huge spike in crimes there.  "Social Justice Prosecutors" provided an brief encapsulation of a new wave of elected officials who refuse to enforce the laws they're sworn to uphold. In part because more poor and minorities end up in jail, these people view the entire criminal justice system as biased, unfair and in need of overhaul. One of the things they want is fewer people imprisoned for the commission of crimes. But do most Americans want that? No. So how to accomplish it?  That's where a handy crisis comes into play. COVID-19. The ACLU and...(Read Full Post)