{"id":3288,"date":"2020-06-11T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T16:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=3288"},"modified":"2020-06-11T10:23:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T17:23:34","slug":"assemblywoman-lorena-gonzalezs-disgusting-assault-on-law-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=3288","title":{"rendered":"Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez’s Disgusting Assault on Law Enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Michel Palomba<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

It feels like I\u2019m writing about some awful legislation being forwarded by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez every week. From economy crushing Assembly Bill 5<\/a> to the racist and regressive ACA 5<\/a>, the list goes on. But as she keeps pushing for awful policies, I will continue to sound the alarm. After all, we\u2019re the ones paying her.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her latest goal is to set a “clear standard” for how law enforcement should and shouldn’t use weapons. This may sound like a good idea to some, but this legislation isn\u2019t even regulating the use of deadly force. She\u2019s currently targeting non-lethal rubber bullets.<\/span><\/p>\n

George Floyd\u2019s death has acted as a catalyst for some dangerous ideas and greatly intensified the war on police. It\u2019s gotten so bad that far-left activists are even turning on the Democratic officials that they elected into office. Just this week, Minneapolis Democratic Mayor Jacob Fray was forced out of a Black Lives Matter protest after refusing to disband the city\u2019s police force. Infamous Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has also called for disbanding the Minneapolis Police Department.<\/span><\/p>\n

Floyd\u2019s death was an atrocity and a murder, to be clear. What is was not, however, is an example of systemic racism. The liberal mob has assumed that this was a race issue simply because the officer was white and Floyd was black. I am not making any excuses for the officer, but one officer’s actions should not reflect on the entire police force, especially on a nationwide scale.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the Washington Post\u2019s police shootings database, 5,366 people have been killed by police since 2015. For reference, that’s 0.00167% of the U.S. population.\u00a0<\/span>So, in five years, less than a quarter of a percent of the population has been killed by police. Additionally, 2,426 of those killed were white, while 1,269 were black, showing that twice as many white people were killed.<\/span><\/p>\n

By contrast, in <\/span>2018<\/span><\/a>, 862,320 innocent lives were ended via abortion. That\u2019s over 160 times the number of lives taken by police, and all 862,320 of those victims were innocent. Where is the outrage for that?<\/span><\/p>\n

The riots and broader Black Lives Matter movement are no longer about George Floyd or black lives. They are using his death as a cover for a radical, racist agenda. It\u2019s despicable, but it may be working. <\/span>Assemblywoman Gonzalez\u2019s new push for additional red tape is just her hopping on the bandwagon and perpetuating the war on police.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Breaking a city-imposed curfew is not a sufficient basis for use of rubber bullets. Crowd control where there is no rioting is not proper grounds to use rubber bullets. Protesting alone should not result in disability, injury or death at the hands of law enforcement.<\/p>\n

— Lorena Gonzalez (@LorenaSGonzalez) June 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n