Opposition to crime is a winning issue for Trump and GOP

The Lid:

A recent poll from the Pew Research Center indicates violent crime is a significant issue amongst registered voters, heading into the 2020 presidential election. And a Zogby poll, reports record approval for the President, partially driven by the increase in violent crime and riots, particularly in Democratic Party-run cities. violent crime driving Trump’s approval

Even liberal TV anchors are beginning to feel the heat regarding the difference between President Trump and the Democrats on the issue of riots and violent crime:

A sizable 59 percent of voters in the survey indicate that violent crime, which President Trump has framed as happening in Democrat-controlled cities, is a “very important” factor in casting their ballots.

When broken down by party affiliation, the party of law and order becomes clear: 46 percent of Joe Biden supporters view violent crime as an essential factor. In comparison, 74 percent of President Trump’s backers feel the same.

Violent crime ranks just a shade behind the coronavirus pandemic in terms of importance, but well behind the economy, a category in which “the Republican Party holds a 9 percentage point edge over the Democrats.”

News that American voters are more concerned about violent crime than alleged racial inequality, economic inequality, and climate change will undoubtedly come as a surprise to the Democrats. The latter failed to address rioting in the streets at last week’s party convention.

Rioting is not the only violence making voters take another look at Trump. In many cities such as Chicago, L.A., Washington D.C., and New York, liberal mayors have put “handcuffs” on law enforcement, causing spikes in violent crimes.
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It is sad to see professional athletes and others acting like they could be targetted by police.  It is surprisingly easy to avoid being shot by the police.  DO NOT RESIST ARREST.   I am not aware of any police shooting of people charged with a crime when they do not resist arrest.  What normal sensible people do in that circumstance is cooperate with the police and get an attorney appointed to deal with the charges.

One of the major problems with BLM is that they are supporting and encouraging black men to resist arrest and are siding with criminals who do resist arrest.  This is stupidity on stilts.

I know that police can make mistakes and charge innocent people, although it is rare.  When I first got my law license I represented a young black man who was going to have his probation revoked because he was charged with burglary.  I went to work and found that the allegations did not fit the alleged crime.  I found alibi witnesses and even found the guy who actually committed the burglary already in jail.  When I cross-examined the arresting officer he admitted that my client did have an explanation for why he was found with a stolen boom box.  When the officer told him it was stolen my client told him  "I bought it but here you take it.  I do not want any stolen material."

When the state rested their case, the judge shouted at the prosecutor.  "You can't' rest.  You haven't proved your case."  He dismissed the charges without me having to call a single witness.

When someone resists arrest they are acting guilty and they also are endangering themselves and the police officer.  The BLM movement's attitude toward this is absurd.  If they were really concerned about the lives of blacks charged with a crime they should insist that they not resist arrest.