California’s Golden Opportunities for Criminals
The Golden State incentivizes destruction and death by giving criminals strong legal incentives to practice their trade.
By Lloyd Billingsley
December 2, 2021
In late November, mobs of armed robbers began to ransack California retail stores, with one attack claiming the life of Oakland security guard Kevin Nishita. The former San Jose police officer, father of two and grandfather of three, was shot by one of the robbers while protecting a television news crew and later died in the hospital. Nishita’s murder did not prompt an immediate statement from Governor Gavin Newsom, although he did address the recent crime spree.
“The level of organized retail theft we are seeing is simply unacceptable,” Newsom said in a statement last week. The governor mentioned “crime” but did not call for anyone to be “brought to justice.” In his remarks, Newsom said, “We want real accountability. We want people prosecuted and we want people to feel safe this holiday season.” As the governor contended, the “majors have to step up,” and “address retail theft rings and other quality of life issues.”
For “issues” such as murder and robbery, California is the ideal venue.
Gavin Newsom touted Proposition 47, the 2014 ballot measure that reduced certain thefts from felonies to misdemeanors and empowered criminals to steal $950 worth of goods with impunity. The measure launched a spree of smash-and-grab attacks. In San Francisco on average, one vehicle break-in was reported every 20 minutes, with nearly 30,000 in one year. Police made arrests in fewer than two percent of those cases. Adult criminals took full advantage and juvenile criminals got additional special protection from California’s Proposition 57.
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