In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic altered the state of daily life in the world forever. Within America, the murder of George Floyd sparked race riots throughout that summer, plaguing cities across the country. Racial tensions had been on the rise for years since President Barack Obama’s second term in office, and the combination of conditions in 2020 brought things to a climax. Floyd’s murder kickstarted an “anti-law enforcement” crusade amongst left-wing progressive Democratic politicians who use racial pandering as a key voting tactic. Unsurprisingly, violent crime has soared across America, and especially so in urban centers that have also implemented judicial reforms which lessened penalties for low level crimes and introduced cashless bail. Progressive policies are failures, and it is clear for all to see.
Tragically, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was killed as being shot on duty in his patrol car. Ryan Clinkunbroomer, was discovered unconscious in his car by a passerby on Saturday, September 16th. Clinkunbroomer was shot and killed in his car right after leaving the Palmdale Sheriff’s station. The sickening episode is a reminder that law enforcement agents have lately been targeted in an increased way.
Crime is permeating all aspects of ordinary American life, and it now appears that not even school children are safe. School shootings are on the rise, and violence in America’s educational institutions at large has markedly increased in recent years.
Unfortunately, a horrifying incident in Georgia is a reminder that guns are not always needed to inflict serious harm. A girl at a Georgia middle school was being harassed in March of 2023 by another female student. One day, an altercation escalated near the gymnasium, and the girl was stabbed 14 times by the perpetrator in the face, chest, back, and neck. Sickeningly, many students simply cheered and watched. The girl has needed plastic surgery due to the severity of her injuries. Her family is now suing the school.
