I would have thought that all the rain in California would dilute whatever insanity-inducing poison is in the water.

Apparently not. Perhaps it’s in the air.

Some sort of brain-rotting substance must be at work, though, for what else can explain the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors’ decision to “depopulate and decarcerate the Los Angeles County Jails?” Gang violence is up; murders of homeless people have skyrocketed; and Los Angeles has a violent crime rate higher than 90% of U.S. cities.

Depopulating the jails seems like an odd response, although you have to admit that it is on-brand for a state that has watched its crime rate skyrocket and its cities become nearly unlivable. Mayor London Breed has actually begged for help from the White House to help her hire police, as nobody wants to work there after the government-led assault on their dignity and employment over the past few years.

The proposal would also ask the Sheriff to cite & release anyone with a bail of $50,000 or lower, which could include possession of child porn, domestic violence, illegally carrying a firearm, and violent offenses like residential burglary, robbery, and assault with a firearm. pic.twitter.com/SbxBcPGmN0

— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) April 2, 2023

The proposal outlines that it would “Declare the State of mental health services and overcrowding in the Los Angeles County jails a humanitarian crisis,requiring the County to move with all deliberate speed on meaningful solutions; and prioritize decreasing the number of individuals entering the Los Angeles County Jails.”

If passed, the local sheriff would be instructed to review its bail thresholds and to cite and release “individuals with aggregate bail amounts set at $50,000 or below.” The Los Angeles Superior Court would be directed to “implement the Emergency Bail Schedule that was in place at the height of the COVID pandemic” in an effort to “prioritize increased opportunities for pre-trial release.”

A human rights crisis?

Why is it that Democrats only care about the rights of prisoners, not victims? Because that is exactly what is going on here. As our cities become unlivable the Democrats have decided to accelerate the process, turning once-great American cities into scenes from “Escape from New York,” although in this case, they don’t actually want to abandon governing them until they have stripped of them all wealth they can expropriate.

No doubt the County Board of Supervisors believe they can corral the criminals into lower-income neighborhoods, creating the equivalent of gated communities for important people like themselves. As San Francisco shows this is easier said than done, although Los Angeles County has the advantage of sprawl, making it easier to avoid the worst effects of their decisions.

There are countless examples of violent criminals who have been caught and released only to have them offend again, often in more violent ways. There is absolutely zero evidence that the community is made safer by introducing such policies, and tons of evidence to the contrary.

None of that matters to these people.

Sadly, the citizens continue to vote for these policies. Last year’s mayoral election provided a great opportunity to reverse course on criminal justice policies in the city of Los Angeles, and the city’s voters decided to continue the insane policies when given a direct choice between Karen Bass’ leftist policies and Rick Caruso’s tough-on-crime proposals.

Bass won by 10 points, putting an exclamation mark on the declinists’ control of the city. Apparently, the County is run by idiots as well.

I have never been a fan of the “great sort” that is taking place in America, where liberals and conservatives just move away from each other. It drives extremist policies and negates any need for Democrats and Republicans to work together. Every policy issue is a matter of a duel to the death when people don’t have to work together and understand each others’ points.

But leftists have gone insane, and I for one no longer want to be governed by them at all.

I certainly don’t want to drink the water or breathe the air they do, lest it contains some poison that causes this mental deficiency.