California voters woke up one day and decided that criminals should be treated like victims and made crime de facto legal. However, given how painfully stupid this was, they had no choice but to backtrack and make crime illegal again.

A state ballot measure passed despite opposition from Newsalini that reclassifies some theft and drug crimes as felonies. Before this, anything stolen with a value less than $950 was treated as a misdemeanor.

According to The Post Millennial:

A California anti-crime ballot measure that would reclassify some misdemeanor theft and drug crimes as felonies got overwhelming support on Tuesday, as voters move to slowly restore law and order following years of failed progressive policies. State Proposition 36 passed in a landslide after receiving widespread backing from voters on Election Day, with 70.6 percent of the 7.6 million ballots counted in favor of the initiative, according to unofficial results from the California Secretary of State's Office.

Despite Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom's opposition to the measure, which authorizes felony charges for possession of drugs like fentanyl and thefts under $950 if the offender has at least two similar prior convictions, California residents have expressed their desire for change, beginning with restoring public safety. The new law seeks to address retail theft and open-air drug use, two significant contributing factors to the unprecedented closures of businesses in cities such as San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Why would Newsalini be against this? What benefit do residents get from not passing this?

A new category of crime known as a "treatment-mandated felony" is also being established under the new law, which would allow an individual to have their drug conviction annulled upon completion of rehabilitation. The defendant must plead guilty and complete treatment to have charges dismissed, the law states.

It’s unclear how progressives got their constituents to vote against their best interest but this is what happens when emotionally weak people vote based on fake compassion for criminals.

In another instance, Los Angeles voters got rid of their soros-backed prosecutor who basically refused to prosecute any and all crimes. Oakland also recalled their insane DA so it looks like it was a somewhat good election for the Golden State.

It’s not really clear why progressive voters elect sociopaths but these people often suffer from Stockholm syndrome and sympathize with their political abusers. Many are also beholden to an ideology that turns criminals into victims and creates fake guilt based on skin color. And when you combine those things you get the People’s Republic of California.

It’s unclear whether voters will make the connection that who they vote for matters but time will only tell if they continue to shoot themselves in the foot.

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