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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Seattle and Portland finally decide they don't want rioting

By Joseph Simonson, Political Reporter January 26, 2021

Leaders in Oregon and Washington are finally pledging an end to near-nightly chaos caused by antifa and other radical groups they gave free rein to while former President Donald Trump was in office.

But they have a problem with their proposed crackdown. Bail reforms in liberal states are hoisting Democrats by their own petard, with police releasing people they've arrested and dropping all charges. It could mean that efforts to restore order now that President Biden is in office will prove ineffective.

"It strikes me as plausible that restrictions on the imposition of monetary release conditions (i.e., cash bail) and pretrial detention could mute some of the potential short-term benefits of ramping up arrests in response to unruly demonstrations and riots," said Rafael Mangual, a senior fellow at the right-leaning Manhattan Institute.

Several demonstrations against Biden's inauguration quickly turned violent in cities such as Portland and Seattle as activists hoped to send a message to the new Democratic administration that their gripes remain with the criminal justice system, climate change, and general economic inequality. Biden's alleged commitment to centrist policies and compromise, some activists complained, make him ill-suited to tackle the country's most pressing problems........To Read More.....

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