Right alongside the dismal performance coming out of the White House, America has watched as crime spiked in numerous states like New York and Illinois. And let’s not forget California, which is dealing with crime and drugs. The surge in violence is by no accident, as not that long ago, the Democrats encouraged the idea that police departments around the country should be defunded. Now, with law enforcement ranks low, criminals are simply looting, robbing, and killing without fear of repercussion. The violence has gotten so bad that Fox News’s Tucker Carlson recently admitted that it was a war on the population. 

Discussing crime in America, Tucker Carlson, as can be seen in the video below, declared, “these crimes are so appalling. They’re attacks not just on individuals but against civilization and humanity itself that they, at this point, really do require an immense and organized nonviolent civil disobedience campaign. So, just pick one of those videos at random. Who’s the prosecutor with that person out refused to charge them in the first place? Who’s the politician who decided that attacker had more rights than the old lady he was beating up?”

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Tucker Carlson shared numerous clips for news stations to give viewers a glimpse into what is happening around the country. They included: 

• “One of the suspects was seen on surveillance video pulling a gun on a 32-year-old woman as she was returning home from shopping. Then moments later, a second suspect arrived. Police say they struck the woman in the face. They tied her up, stealing $19,000 from a safe and $12,000 worth of jewelry.”
• “In this one, you see a woman being kicked from behind as she walks down the steps of the Queens Plaza subway station in Long Island City. She is then hit over the head with a hammer as many as 13 times as she is shoved to the ground and robbed.”  
• “Ryan King turned into an alley near the corner of Wabansia and Oakley to get back to his mother’s apartment when a dark-colored vehicle pulls up, and three young men jump out. King says one of them pointed a gun right in his face, demanding his wallet, and moments later, he says, a passerby saw the mugging unfolding and yelled. Instincts and his martial arts training kicked in, and that’s when King hit one of the men with an elbow and ran off.”

And exactly what are politicians doing about it? In Illinois, the mayor of Orland Park, Keith Pekau, showcased the new SAFE-T Act. “As of January 1, 2023, the following things will go into effect, and people need to be aware of this. It abolishes cash bail for almost every offense. This includes but isn’t limited to kidnapping, armed robbery, second-degree murder, drug-induced homicide, aggravated DUI, threatening a public official, and aggravated fleeing and eluding and keep this in mind, businesses and homeowners: officers will no longer be able to remove trespassers from your residence or your businesses.”  

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