Massive California train looting prompts intense criticism of Democrats, Gavin Newsom: 'This is America?'

Fox ^ | 01 14 2022 | Brandon Gillespie

[yesthatjallen]

Critics excoriated California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his fellow Democrats Thursday over a set of videos showing the shocking aftermath of looted trains in Los Angeles.

The videos, posted on Twitter by local CBS photojournalist John Schreiber, showed massive amounts of opened packages, cardboard, and packaging materials strewn around the tracks.

"Keep hearing of train burglaries in LA on the scanner so went to [Lincoln Heights] to see it all. And… there’s looted packages as far as the eye can see. Amazon packages, [UPS] boxes, unused Covid tests, fishing lures, epi pens. Cargo containers left busted open on trains," Schreiber wrote, before further detailing what his team found at the scene.

Critics took to social media to blast Newsom, as well as members of his party, for their handling of the situation, with some suggesting it was the "new normal" for Californians. Others lamented that Newsom was still the governor at all.

"Nice work [Democrats]! This is the end result of many of your 'policies.' You let people steal up to $950 worth of merchandise, you let people live on the street (many criminals), you defund police so they don’t have the force to stop this and kill our supply chain; [this] happens," wrote Republican congressional candidate Robby Starbuck, while Fox News contributor Miranda Devine questioned where the police were while this was happening.

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[yesthatjallen]

They don't even need BLM "protests" anymore. They're not looters. They're 'commercial product liberators'.

[Dogbert41]

Where’s the FBI? Oh, that’s right! They’re all hunting down patriots.

[BenLurkin]

Welcome to the Gavin California
It’s a Newsom place
Such a gruesome place.

People are fleeing California
They see the end is near
They’re getting out of here.

[TexasFreeper2009]

this is every american city run by liberals for the last few decades!

[Fai Mao]

Are the railroads hiring vigilantes yet?

[Magnum44]

Life imitates art....

[Pollard]

Videos; https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1481770722271760384.html

[Rurudyne]

Gavin Gruesome and the Progtards leading the way.

[V_TWIN]

I remember when all the little thuggies did was graffiti.......a better time.

[setter]

“Where are the FBI”

From what I have read train tracks are a different jurisdiction and police etc are not allowed to intervene.

It is the responsibility of the train companies to protect their own property.

[1Old Pro]

Soros Dems turning America into a Sh*thole one city at a time.

[brownsfan]

Big deal. They’ll still vote Dem.

[broken_clock]

Are the railroads hiring vigilantes yet?

[GeorgiaDawg32]

And if they do, with appropriate force, they’ll be sued into bankruptcy.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Do Klaus Schwab’s willing bureaucrat followers think they are going to be exempt from the empty grocery stores and violent crime they are helping him bring about?

[grimalkin]

Back in the big coal days, companies would hire security. Every couple of train cars, some guy would be hanging off the side with a shotgun.

[Magnum44]

[grimalkin]

Some photos and videos here.

[faithhopecharity]

no railroad police on duty due to ???? covid?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"Fox News contributor Miranda Devine questioned where the police were while this was happening"

They were busy attending to other more important police matters in the community...