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What we are witnessing all over the country right now is incredibly sad.\u00a0 In the aftermath of the tragic death of George Floyd, it would have been wonderful to see the entire nation unite behind an effort to make our society less violent, more just and more peaceful.\u00a0 But instead, we have seen a tremendous explosion of violence and lawlessness that doesn\u2019t seem likely to end any time soon.\u00a0 Violent crime rates are surging in major city after major city, and the 4th of July weekend was particularly bad.\u00a0 At least 41 people<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>were hit by gunfire in New York City during the holiday weekend, and this continues a trend that we have seen throughout the first half of 2020.\u00a0 Just check out\u00a0these numbers<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n According to figures released by the New York Police Department, for the first six months of this year, there were 176 murders, an increase of 23 percent on the 143 killed during the same period last year.<\/span><\/p>\n The number of shooting victims has gone up 51 percent to 616 this year. In June alone, there were 250 shootings compared to 97 in the same month last year. Month-on-month, burglaries are up 119 percent and car thefts up 48 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n I don\u2019t know which one of those numbers is the worst, because they are all quite horrific.<\/span><\/p>\n A tremendous amount of money<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>has been shifted away from the NYPD budget, and that certainly isn\u2019t going to help matters.\u00a0 For years, the hard work of the NYPD had helped to make New York safer than many of our other major cities, but now that is changing at a pace that is absolutely breathtaking.\u00a0 In fact,\u00a0one British news source<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0is now referring to the city as \u201clawless New York\u201d\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n Two bullet-ridden bodies lay sprawled on bloodstained concrete steps. Alongside, relatives of the victims are wailing and collapse to the ground. In another part of the city, a gang of youths use spray paint to disable security cameras before robbing a corner store. Later, video footage captures police officers sitting helplessly in their patrol car as a baying crowd hurls glass bottles at them.<\/span><\/p>\n This is lawless New York \u2013 a city that was once America\u2019s glittering crown jewel but which risks descending into mob rule.<\/span><\/p>\n Of course New York still has a long way to go if it wants to rival Chicago.\u00a0 According to authorities, there are more than 100,000 gang members living in Chicago at this point, and the violence never seems to stop.<\/span><\/p>\n Sadly, the last couple of days have been particularly bad.\u00a0 Over the 4th of July weekend, at least 67 people<\/strong><\/span><\/a> were hit by gunfire in the Windy City\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n At least 67 people were shot, including 13 fatally, over the Independence Day weekend in Chicago, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n Nine of the weekend\u2019s victims were minors, and two children died, officials told Fox32. That includes 14-year-old boy who was among four people who were killed in the South Side neighborhood Englewood on Saturday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n But instead of blaming the criminals, the Chicago Sun-Times seem to think that \u201ccutting funding for police could lead to a better and safer Chicago<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Seriously?<\/span><\/p>\n Do people actually believe such nonsense?<\/span><\/p>\n Philadelphia is another major city that is seeing a massive increase in violent crime<\/a><\/strong><\/span> at the same time funding for the police is being cut back\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n Shootings\u00a0are up<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a067 percent. Victims of armed violence are up 29 percent. Homicides are up 25 percent. So of course it makes sense to\u00a0defund<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>the Philadelphia PD by $19 million.<\/span><\/p>\n Most Americans desperately want their neighborhoods to feel safe, and this could be the one issue that could rescue the Republicans from a potential disaster in the November election.<\/span><\/p>\n Right now, most Democrats are extremely hesitant to speak out against the violent protests that we have been witnessing all over the nation, and that is a huge mistake.<\/span><\/p>\n And we definitely witnessed more alarming violence during the political protests that were held over the past few days.\u00a0 For example, protesters in Portland were launching projectiles<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and shooting fireworks at police officers in Portland for hours.\u00a0 If Democrats want to win over independent voters, they cannot be seen as siding with such violence<\/span><\/p>\n Law enforcement in downtown Portland have been under attack for hours at the federal courthouse by antifa extremists. They hurl projectile weapons at police & when officers respond, go on social media tagging politicians & lawyers claiming police brutality https:\/\/t.co\/K6I3sxw7jS<\/a><\/p>\n — Andy Ng\u00f4 (@MrAndyNgo) July 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n