Free Republic

Dear Editor; Describing the state’s audit of Proposition 47 as “nuanced” and “flawed” is too polite and diplomatic. This audit focuses only on Riverside and San Bernardino counties, jurisdictions with law and order district attorneys and sheriffs who do not coddle criminals, unlike the too many George Soros funded D.A.s polluting so much of California. This I.E. audit implies that Prop 47 is better than it really is, where we have capable and proactive local law enforcement in these counties. Yet the proposition is still an abject failure. The proof lies in simply walking the aisles of your nearby WalMart...

During an appearance last year on the morning show, “Fox and Friends,” a former chief executive of Home Depot described a rise in shoplifting in dire terms. “Today, this thing is an epidemic,” he said. “It’s spreading faster than COVID.” The executive joined a long list of industry leaders, from Walmart to Walgreens, encouraging police and prosecutors to crack down on theft. Retailers say they’ll be forced to raise prices or shutter affected stores without help to address a growing threat — organized bands of shoplifters ransacking stores with the intent to resell the looted merchandise. This article was published...