“Biden’s nomination of Rollins, while hardly radical, represents a threat to the Republican narrative about Democrats and crime, as do Boston’s enviable crime stats,” writes our editorial board for @latimesopinion. latimes.com/opinion/story/…
“Elected Republicans continue to hitch their political wagons to the most reactionary segments of U.S. policing, which feel threatened by 'defund' rhetoric.”
“McConnell, Cotton, Cruz and others have followed their lead by making the specious assertion that Democrats have indeed stripped police of resources, when in fact, in almost all U.S. cities and counties, law enforcement funding continues to increase…”
“So has Rollins really discovered the secret to driving down violent crime? Maybe yes, maybe no.”
“The point is that when GOP senators claim that Rollins’ policies increase crime, they’re just making things up to justify blocking one of the nation’s most successful criminal justice leaders.”
“McConnell last week intoned against Rollins for being ‘soft on crime,’ apparently because she has instructed her prosecutors to focus their attention on the county’s most dangerous and serious offenses.”
“Too bad for McConnell that her approach may be showing extraordinarily positive results.”

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