Victims of crime and their own policies: Liberals learn the hard way

It was only a matter of time before the surge part of a massive increase in certain serious crimes affected lawmakers who have pushed to weaken, or even cripple, the criminal-justice system tasked with addressing it. (Scanlon cosponsored a proposal to replace cops with mental-health professionals ; Lightford played a pivotal role in abolishing cash bail in Illinois.) The question now is if these same lawmakers will moderate their support for criminal-justice reform or charge ahead with radical changes.

The rise in carjackings has paralleled surging gun violence and homicide the latter was up 30 percent last year and likely increased further this year. With more than 500 murders, 2021 was Philadelphia s deadliest year on record, a dubious honor shared by dozens of cities across the country.

via nypost.com