brutal stabbing of UCLA grad student in Los Angeles,<\/a> Newsom finally spoke on who is actually to blame for this; police and prosecutors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201c[Newsom] should be ashamed of himself,\u201d Lisa Smittcamp, district attorney in Fresno county stated. Although Newsom claims his policies prevent crime, reality tells a different story. \u201cIt\u2019s not deterring [crime], it\u2019s not preventing it. It\u2019s not doing anything to stop this, which is why it just keeps getting worse and worse and we keep seeing more bold behaviors, we keep setting more criminals who are empowered,\u201d Smittcamp lamented. Newsom has been accused of trying to destroy law enforcement and weaken laws with his policies after he spoke about blaming prosecutors for not holding people accountable. Newsom has been recently criticized for supporting three state laws that he says have reduced crime. Prop 57 which reduced prison sentences, AB 109 which shifted some convicted criminals from state prison to local jails, and the controversial Prop 47 which changed some laws from felonies to misdemeanors. <\/span><\/p>\nThe criticism rings true with people observing the environment in California. The \u201cemboldenment\u201d of many criminals have only led to an escalation and there is little doubt that the policies Newsom praises has played a role in that. While he speaks of accountability, Newsom excuses himself, shifting blame to local officials while tying their hands in the process. These factors caused Lisa Smittcamp to conclude that \u201c[Newsom\u2019s] either ignorant of the statistics, or he\u2019s a liar.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\nPhoto Cred: David Crane\/ Los Angeles Daily News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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