Yet it is so strange how these situations only occur in major west coast cities with city councils and da's who actively encourage lawlessness and theft.
Many moons ago, the HEB grocery store system in Texas used to have a lot of 24 hour stores. Then they had a rash of thefts and shoplifting, so they closed those hours off and relaid out the stores.
At what point was Texas full of city councils and DA's who actively encouraged lawlessness and theft?
And, seemingly, the current problem is that these things appear to be gang-related. So, just as with the "War on Drugs," you can pick off as many small fry as you want, but you really won't make any headway into solving the problem.
