Commentary
The deep abiding love of Democratic politicians for useless virtue-signaling is getting people killed. And I am in no way exaggerating by saying that.
There is no real compelling reason to be passing state-level laws that result in violent illegal alien criminals being arrested but then set loose right back into the community instead of being deported. But this is exactly what’s been happening in California. And it’s far past time for the political class there to be held accountable for this insanity.
It got police officer Ronil Singh killed on Dec. 26, 2018, and on Feb. 17 it almost cost Napa Valley Sheriff’s Deputy Riley Jarecki her life when a violent criminal who also happened to be an illegal immigrant attempted to ambush her with a handgun during a traffic stop.
In the press conference announcing the arrest of Officer Singh’s murderer and those who attempted to help him flee justice, Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson had some harsh words for California Senate Bill 54 [SB 54] which became law in 2017 and prohibits local law enforcement from cooperating with federal authorities such as ICE.
“This is a criminal illegal alien with prior criminal activity that should have been reported to ICE. Law enforcement was prohibited because of sanctuary laws and that led to the encounter with Officer Singh. I’m suggesting the outcome could have been different if law enforcement wasn’t restricted, prohibited or had their hands tied because of political interference,” Sheriff Christianson said.
