Some Hope For The People’s Democratic Republic of Kalifornia.

A first step in returning law and order back to our largest state.

I was reviewing some stuff in PoliceOne.com after the election and two items caught my attention. Now everyone knows the former state of California, now Third World nation of Kalifornia, has been bleeding productive citizens for years in exchange for burdens to society (e.g., illegal aliens, homeless, mental cases, criminals, and Obama voters). But some actual citizens have had enough and two elections results show it.

First, the voters passed Proposition 36, which “Allows felony charges for possessing certain drugs and for thefts under $950, if defendant has two prior drug or theft convictions.” In the aftermath of the passing of the disastrous Proposition 47 almost a decade ago, liberal district attorney’s and courts refused to prosecute felony drug users, nor require addiction treatment from them in exchange for lenient sentencing. Once beautiful city downtowns became homeless barrios with needles and feces spread all around. Finally the people of the state have reformed that act.

Cal­i­fornia voters in all 58 counties pass Propo­sition 36

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters in all 58 counties overwhelmingly passed Proposition 36, the tough-on-crime ballot measure that will reform parts of Proposition 47.

Prop. 36 is the only ballot measure out of the 10 initiatives that passed in every single county

The ballot measure saw a landslide win despite the state’s top Democrats opposing Prop. 36

Prop. 36 will reinstate felony penalties for some drug and theft crimes

Opponents are concerned Prop. 36 will lead to mass incarceration and less funding for treatment programs Despite the immense support across the state, Prop. 36, which reinstates felony penalties for some drug and theft crimes, was opposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders, California’s most powerful Democrats…

…Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, one of the main proponents for Prop. 36, emphasized the measure is a commonsense solution to hold repeat drug and theft offenders accountable.

“District Attorneys are already working across California with sheriffs, police officers, the probation department and the courts to implement Prop 36. This involves training for officers, prosecutors and court staff,” he said.

The fact Gavin “Gruesome” Newsom is opposed to is enough to say vote for it. District attorneys will start (hopefully) taking legal action against offenders who would go into a drugstore and take nine-hundred dollars of merchandise, knowing they would not face prosecution. Or actually try and imprison people with multiple serious drug offenses. Putting these people in prison might actually start cleaning up the cities.

Second, the people of Los Angeles actually voted out the worthless district attorney.

Progressive Los Angeles DA George Gascón ousted by voters over failed criminal justice reform policies

Californians fed up with soaring crime have overwhelmingly voted to replace Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, the so-called godfather of progressive prosecutors.

Gascón — who immediately introduced sweeping criminal justice reforms when elected in 2020 — got less than 40% of the vote as he lost to Nathan Hochman, a former federal prosecutor who campaigned against the controversial DA’s “public safety failure” during his four years in office.

“The voters of Los Angeles County have spoken and have said enough is enough of D.A. Gascón’s pro-criminal extreme policies; they look forward to a safer future,” Hochman said in a statement early Wednesday…

…Gascón survived two recall attempts as the state grew increasingly unhappy with his soft-on-crime policies, including eliminating cash bail, not seeking the death penalty and an unwillingness to try juveniles as adults.

He (Gascón) also co-authored a ballot measure passed by California voters (Proposition 47) in 2014 that reclassified certain low-level drug and property crimes as misdemeanors instead of felonies. On Tuesday, voters approved a measure to partly roll back that law, once again making shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders and increasing penalties for some drug charges.

His policies have drawn fierce backlash, even from those working in his office. He is also being sued by more than 20 of his prosecutors, who claim they were demoted or otherwise retaliated against for challenging his policies, according to the LA Times…

These election results will defiantly be a boost to law enforcement officers throughout the state. Many were quite discouraged, thinking what is the point of booking someone when they will be released before they finish the report.

I’ve said in countless writings many police have often “joined the fire department”, answering calls for service but doing nothing proactive. Being proactive is what gets you disciplined, fired, investigated, indicted or sued (or all of the above). Is this enough for the former Golden State become a functioning member of the USA again? Too soon to tell. But a definite step in the right direction.

Good work voters of California.

Michael A. Thiac is a retired Army intelligence officer, with over 23 years experience, including serving in the Republic of Korea, Japan, and the Middle East. He is also a retired police patrol sergeant, with over 22 years’ service, and over ten year’s experience in field training of newly assigned officers. He has been published at The American Thinker, PoliceOne.com, and on his personal blog, A Cop’s Watch.

Opinions expressed are his alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of current or former employers.

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