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Hertzberg and Bonta do not care about your safety in CA. Don’t be fooled by Hertzberg’s lies. SB262 is a public safety issue and because of a couple of horribl...e incidents recently he has decided to wait until next year to put your safety at risk in CA. It’s bills like his that is exactly why these crimes are happening, don’t believe the lies, look at the facts... https://amp.sacbee.com//capitol-alert/article253949558.html #noonsb262 #nozerobail #stopthelies #publicsafety #badlegislation

Mary Kate Tibbitts. Her name is worth remembering. She was sexually assaulted and murdered (and her dogs killed) a week ago in Land Park (Sacramento). The ...suspect, whose name is NOT worth remembering, then set her house on fire. Mary did not have to die. You see, the suspect was arrested this summer for a felony and then unceremoniously released under the darling of social justice warriorszero bail. He, and thousands of felons like him, are arrested for the gamut of felonies and then simply released on their own ‘promise to appear’, even to this day. Everyone seems to agree that the murder of Mary is tragic, senseless and shouldn’t have happened, but when it comes to blame, everyone seems to stand around in a circle and point fingers at each other. Let me be clear where the blame lies: Liberal, anti-public-safety policies. It started years ago with the desire to keep more people out of jail and get them out sooner once they get there. That, however, brings with it the absolute certainty that with more criminals on the street there will be more victims, and we have seen violent crime skyrocket over recent years. The present and previous governors by executive fiat have eviscerated sentencing enhancements and the three strikes law, and greatly broadened sentence credits. This has resulted in tens of thousands of criminals released instantly and early with little or no supervision. Another factor is the politics of the Judicial Council which, not letting a good crisis go to waste, decided that because of Covid criminals should be let out all over the state with zero bail. Presumably criminals’ safety from catching Covid in jail matters greatly, while the public’s safety FROM those criminals matters not at all. Lastly, and most poignantly, the social justice agenda of California's liberal legislature. It’s hard to blame the pandemic for zero bail, since the legislature tried to codify zero bail way back in 2017 in their ongoing zeal to decriminalize crime, in both the Assembly AND the Senate. It failed, but they resurrected it in 2018 and it passed, and was quickly signed by the Governor. Public safety leaders and victim advocates all over the state were outraged (I personally penned an op-ed in opposition), and led an effort to reverse the law by the initiative process. It qualified easily for the ballot and in 2020, the concept of zero bail was soundly rejected by the voters. A rare victory in California for public safety, but the social justice warriors on the far left did not rest. Incredibly, as I write this, the legislaturedespite its complete rejection last year by votershas introduced an even broader bill that basically brings back zero bail for California (SB262)! Make no mistake, the majority party in the legislature does not care about the will of voters, about victims, or about public safety. Any legislator in the majority party that deflects blame or doesn’t acknowledge their part in this travesty is a liar. They could have prevented the murder of Mary Tibbitts, but they didn’t. They could prevent the next Mary Tibbitts, but they won’t. Shame on all of them. Mary "Kate" Tibbitts. Her name is worth repeating, and she is worth remembering