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Posted on 12/10/2025 6:14:17 AM PST by MtnClimber
The ever-ditzy Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) was a guest on the "Grounded" podcast, when she was asked by host Jon Tester about the presence of military personnel in cities like Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Illinois.
Though the podcast aired this past September, a couple of her comments have recently re-surfaced and gone viral.
When Tester asked the congresswoman her thoughts on the military presence in those cities, Crockett replied, “I think it’s terrible.”
That opinion can legitimately be debated by people of good faith.
However, she went on to say: "I want to be clear that, like, law enforcement isn't to prevent crime.”
Huh?!
She added, “Law enforcement solves crime. O.K.? That is what they are supposed to do. They are supposed to solve crimes, not necessarily, um, prevent them from happening per se."
O.K., Jazzy, now take your meds. Again, we can debate the merits of military personnel in American cities, but not that statement.
Those in “law enforcement” are explicitly tasked with enforcing the law. A significant part of that mandate is to try to prevent people from, like, breaking the law, brainiac. They are not supposed to be indifferent to, say, murders, rapes, and terrorist attacks causing mass casualties. The goal is to prevent these crimes, not just investigate or solve them after they have occurred.
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Yep
“She’s dumb Jim.”
~Dr. Leonard McCoy
Actually she is correct. Policing in America is supposed to be a reactive or response to a crime. Any prevention is incidental to presence. With individual liberty comes individual responsibility. The only way to prevent crime in a structural processes way is to interfere with individual liberties.
I doubt she is being clear, but an odd sense, I agree with the statement on its face, but from this perspective: 'When Seconds Count, the Police Are Only Minutes Away'.
I'm going to caveat what I'm about to say by saying that this woman is a Tik Tok influencer masquerading as a politician and everything she says should be viewed through that lense. This is her muddled way of advancing the liberal proposition that crime can be stopped by addressing root causes like poverty and racism, etc. That is highly debatable too. I don't think this woman is stupid. I actually think she is smart and playing a role to gain fame and money. So she'll ride the liberal tropes of "address povrety to solve crime" as far as she can.
Crackpot Crockett gets wackier by the hour........we aint seen nuttin’ yet.
Crackpot Crockett gets wackier by the hour..
So are liberal voters, and she might bring out a lot of them that don’t bother to vote.
It’s easy to underestimate her. Don’t!
Her stupidity is all an act
AOC is truly stupid
While I would submit that you’re technically (and ideologically) correct, that only works if humankind is morally and ethically “good”.
Since we’re not, police sting operations, traffic enforcement patrol vehicles and the like still need to be in view, because laws — as a general rule — were created in response to people trying to get away with something bad... and even despite those laws, we have a large segment of our society that will continue to try and subvert order, morality, and civilization whenever police are not present.
For one tiny example, if she was in charge, virtually every retail store would be looted on a regular basis. So yeah, she’s an idiot.
Hence the reason for the 2A. It’s not just about tyrannical government, but having them for that reason means some may be criminal in their use - so you have a RIGHT to defend yourself against them.
Police will always be largely “cleaning up the mess” in the aftermath of a crime. Requiring citizens to RELY on law enforcement to STOP a crime is immoral. While I’m probably preaching to the choir here, this is exactly the disconnect other countries like Canada, UK, and EU have. They think “only the government” should have guns.
I agree with you. She is correct, but she isn’t intelligent enough to know it.
“Rep. Crockett says: ‘Law enforcement isn’t to prevent crime’”
Rep. Crockett says: ‘Law enforcement isn’t to prevent crime’ and people don’t need a brain to run for Congre$$
There, fix it
A loaded 38 often prevents crime.
I’m not going to insult a box of rocks by saying anything……
AOC is truly stupid
These hos have got to go. AOC’s Squawdettes.
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