Posted on 09/29/2023 7:55:43 PM PDT by Libloather
Former President Trump said he would use "federal law enforcement assets" to prevent shoplifting and theft during a California GOP speech on Friday.
Trump addressed the California GOP during a Friday luncheon where he discussed ideas to restore law and order in Golden State cities like Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Trump said that if elected, he would do everything in his power - "including sending as many federal assets as required to restore safety and peace" - for cities that have seen what he called a breakdown of law and order.
"We will immediately stop all of the pillaging and theft," Trump said. "Very simply, if you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store. Shot!"
The former president also said "we have the greatest law enforcement in the world" and that they "know what to do, but they aren't allowed to do anything because of incompetent politicians."
"The word that ‘they shoot you’ will get out within minutes, and our nation within one day will be an entirely different place," Trump said.
"There must be retribution for theft, and destruction, and the ruination of our country," he added.
Trump's comments come as the former president runs to take the Republican presidential nomination in a robust field of candidates. Trump holds a commanding lead in early GOP primary polls.
The former president's speech in California came after the second GOP presidential primary debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
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“Dancing Queen” was pretty popular.
Nah, Soros needs to be drawn and quartered.
Or maybe a blood eagle.
Once again, he is not wrong.
Hanged, drawn, and quartered, and the remains fed to feral hogs.
Then shoot the hogs, and let the buzzards do their business.
I agree regarding the demise of shoplifters. The products in the shop are of greater value than the low-life street thugs that would steal them.
Trump has the right idea for impact, “first get their attention attention”! Alternative; hunt down and arrests the thieves and hack off one of their hands. If they steal again, hack off the other hand and then let their family deal with them.
Well he did stop all of the BLM and Antifa rioters, so you can bank on him stopping shop lifting. /s
“...”including sending as many federal assets as required to restore safety and peace” - for cities that have seen what he called a breakdown of law and order.”
He doesn’t have the authority. Criminality is a states rights problem. He should identify it and place blame for the sttes policies that are failing concerning law enforcement but make it clear even if he wanted to help, his hands are tied by the Constitution.
The Posse Comitatus Act prohibits using active duty personnel to “execute the laws” and with the lack of local law enforcement, the assets he can actually send in for state use would be limited. Let’em eat skit and die with it. It has to hurt enough to change votes.
wy69
Ma deuce would work really well. Only drawback is what’s behind your target
I shoplifted when I was very young. I regret it. Even though I found one episode funny, I really do regret it.
Funny.
I am probably about ten years away from my death as I was away from my birth when I shoplifted.
And there are other deterrents. But *justice reform* isn't one of them.
Trump stole my idea I thought of it first and it’s a great idea by the way
I can recall in high school I was shopping with two buddies. An in-store cop corralled us and walked us back to the back office. I’m think my buds better ditch what they lifted. They’re thinking I better ditch what I lifted.
We get in the office and he points to my one friend and says empty your pockets. He had nothing. The cop screwed up.
We were both relived and pissed at the same time. A Barney Fifer.
I KNEW WHEN HE SAID THAT, THAT IT WOULD BE A HEADLINE.
How predictable these morons are.
Trump says to shoot shoplifters.
Democrats say to not arrest shoplifters if what they steal is worth less than a thousand dollars.
I like Trump’s way best.
Jolly good!
Behead them and put their skulls on pikes....
Those people breaking, crashing glass to break in those stores.. And police couldn’t stop them.. Evidently parents never taught them not to steal.. Shoot!!!
Well, after that I guess you can't Stand Tall.
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