I live in a red state and I am constantly running into people who moved here from blue states like California and Illinois. I ask people why they left, and the most common answer is that taxpayer-funded law enforcement is not protecting the public from illegal immigrants and other criminals. Why is that? Well, a big part of the problem is far-left district attorneys backed by George Soros.

Here’s the latest from Daily Wire:

On Monday, Illinois became the first state to eliminate cash bail in a move celebrated by Democratic officials and criticized by law enforcement.

After a lengthy legal battle, Illinois’ Safety, Accountability, Fairness, and Equity-Today Act (SAFE-T Act) went into effect on Monday, meaning that meeting cash bail can no longer be a condition for release.

The bill was praised by Cook County District Attorney Kim Foxx, “a George Soros-backed prosecutor who has faced criticism over her approach to law enforcement in the Chicago area”.

Ending cash bail means that people arrested for a crime don’t have to pay their bail amount with cash in order to be released. They get their money back when they appear for trial. So, people who are accused of crimes can get released without actually paying any immediate penalty. It’s not even clear to me why they would appear in court, since they have paid nothing that they need to get back.

The police don’t like it:

The cash bail provision of the SAFE-T Act was first put on hold by the Illinois Supreme Court before it upheld the law in July, a decision criticized by the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police.

“The court ignored the pleas of nearly every prosecutor in the state of Illinois, Democrat and Republican, that the elimination of cash bail will put dangerous criminals back on the street, instead of keeping them in jail or forcing them to post cash bail as they await trial. Many of those offenders will commit crimes again within hours of their release,” Illinois FOP State Lodge President Chris Southwood said after the decision was released.

“And who will have to arrest those offenders again and again? The police officers whose jobs have been made immeasurably more difficult by all of the new anti-law enforcement measures that are in place,” he added.

How well has George Soros / Defund the Police policies been working out in Illinois? They’ve been soft on crime for years, but hard on legal gun owners and self-defense against criminals. Is that a good way to make crime rates go down?

Illinois Policy explains:

Crime in Chicago overall has increased during the past five years by nearly 20%, according to an official report by the Chicago Police Department. The year-over-year change in crime was even greater last year. Between 2021 and 2022, overall crime in Chicago increased by 41%, after overall crime had decreased each year in 2019 and 2020 and slightly increased in 2021.

Theft is driving the overall increase in crime. Car theft is up 114% since 2018, and other thefts increased by 32% since 2018. Just last year, motor vehicle theft increased by 102% and theft by 56%.

I did see an interesting related story coming out of Florida. Apparently, these Soros-backed Defund-the-Police district attorneys were also in Florida. But something different happened in Florida – Ron DeSantis fired those soft-on-crime people. And he appointed new people.

Florida’s Voice reported this:

Newly appointed State Attorney for Orange and Osceola Counties Andrew Bain provided an update following his first month in office on Thursday.

Bain outlined changes such as the reinstitution of mandatory minimum sentencing for the possession of firearms by felons, bringing back former prosecutors, and sending use of force cases to a grand jury.

In August, Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Bain to replace State Attorney Monique Worrell from the ninth Judicial Circuit, following her immediate suspension.

Bain is taking action to reinstitute mandatory minimum sentencing for the possession of firearms by felons.

DeSantis previously said Worrell’s practices or policies of avoiding minimum mandatory sentences for gun crimes “not only defies the expressed will of the Florida Legislature, it also subjects the residents to increased risk of harm as violent criminals in the community are too often left on the streets or prematurely returned to the streets to cause, further violence and mischief.”

“The decision to restore this law and practice is driven by State Attorney Bain’s unwavering dedication to public safety and accountability,” a press release said.

Right now, we are deciding who we should pick for the Republican candidate for President. I like DeSantis because he has all the achievements. And he had to fight for them, and fight through getting called names by the news media. Something to think about.