by Jack
Southern California is ripe for the picking or so say the new “burglary tourists.” They are making a quick fortune preying on our well-to-do. The latest tourist/burglar arrests were for three Chileans around the age of 20-25 staying in North Hollywood. They were here on tourist visas and they came with the specific intent to steal as much as they could before returning home.
These are not your average low-life burglars, they are often educated, intelligent and they know what they are doing. They’re not like the tatted up, barrio gangsters we’ve seen coming from MS 13, Nortenos, Sorenos, etc., these guys are far more sophisticated.
Tourist burglars? Well, they know that the California justice system looks upon non-violent crimes with a great deal of leniency, especially for first time offenders (to the extent we could know). Having lots of sanctuary cities couldn’t hurt either, it’s like a welcome mat.
Of course these new “tourist burglars” have popped up in other states near CA where there is a large Hispanic population like CA. Why? Well, having a lot of Spanish speakers around makes their job easier. Its easier to navigate around, do their pre-crime surveillance and perhaps learn helpful tips from the locals, who may be unaware of the inquisitive tourists real agenda.
This crime trend is still in the early phase, but once thieves learn how easy it is to make a big score in CA, I’m sure we’ll see a spike in residential burglaries and your homeowners insurance too. Then expect to local gangs to want to get in on the action. It’s why all the nice places South of the border have 8 foot high walls topped with broken glass and iron bars on the windows and doors. Even the not-so-nice places must have barred windows and doors or they will be picked clean. That’s where we are headed.
It’s All About Risk v Reward: Doing a little time in a CA prison is nothing compared to doing hard time in their home countries. In Mexico, El Salvador, Chili, Peru, Columbia, etc. hitting the wrong house could result in just a missing persons report. No cops, no jail, just a short walk into the woods and ka-pow.
The obvious fix for this is to do something quick and drastic, you know, like we normally would do if an assault rifle was involved. Adding 10 years to the sentence for any foreign national convicted of burglary would work. But, can you imagine the howls that would come from liberals in the legislature? They’ve had plenty of opportunities to do sentence enhancements already for illegal aliens and nothing ever came of it. So, likely we will not get much action from Sacramento.
Here’s the latest news story tied to the 3 guys pictured above:
“LOS ANGELES – International thieves from Chile are suspected of committing hundreds of burglaries across Southern California after obtaining visa waivers to enter the United States, authorities said.
For months, a sophisticated ring of burglars has targeted affluent homes, businesses and cars in Los Angeles and the counties of Alameda, Orange, San Bernardino, Santa Clara and Ventura, lifting jewelry, guns and other valuables, police said.”
Call me a resentful member of the proletariat, but it is very difficult to sympathize with people who lose … nicks and nacks … toys … valued at my entire yearly salary. And then their insurance compensation ups MY insurance rates !!
No. I say we tax the $40K out of their hands, and spend it on something burglars cannot steal … college tuition, say.
Libby, yep, you most certainly are going to pay for this crime in some way, likely more taxes and higher insurance premiums. But, asking wealthy people to keep nothing in their house worth stealing would probably not go over well, even with the liberal elite in Beverly Hills.
Excellent response, Jack!!
Yes, because equal treatment under the law means nothing to certain arrogant citizens.
Who gonna ask? … the 2021 “Tax Reform” bill is going to be a whopper, a wowzzzer, and some fun.
When is a crime not a crime? When a DA decides to not enforce the laws.
Picture a mom and pop community store or cafe where they work seven days a week to provide for their families and employees. Now picture a robber coming in and cleaning out your till and taking merchandise valued at $700. The next night they hit another store and another until they’ve driven the owners out of business and out of the community.
Law enforcement officers no longer respond knowing the DA won’t charge them. The criminals will be back on the streets before the officers could finish filling out the arrest reports. The once nice community becomes run by criminals and when there’s no one else in the neighborhood to rob they move on to another… then another.
Texas DA Announces He Won’t Prosecute Theft Crimes Valued Under $750:
https://www.westernjournal.com/texas-da-announces-wont-prosecute-theft-crimes-valued-750/
A crime is also not a crime when one can’t be indicted for it–hence why the president was not charged for obstruction of justice, despite Mueller documented nearly a dozen instances of potential obstruction:
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/judge-andrew-napolitano-did-president-trump-obstruct-justice
But that’s not the sort of crime you’re interested in.
Chris you have repeatedly shown you have no respect for the law when it comes to investigations into the serial criminals of your party. It’s comical that you assume the high road.
“When is a crime not a crime? When a DA decides to not enforce the laws.”
Yeah:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/25/politics/hasson-detention-judge/index.html
Another sign encounter . . . . . .
Shortly after Joe Biden announced his candidacy for prez, it was discovered that millions of his campaign signs were misprinted. They forgot to put “K” between the “O” and “E” of his first name . . . . .