by Erinn Broadus and Trevor Schakohl at MSN
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- Several large cities have seen crime spikes after electing left-wing prosecutors with support from organizations that received funding from George Soros.
- Homicides, auto thefts or both have surged in Philadelphia, New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago and St. Louis.
- “When criminals don’t meet consequences for their crimes, victims meet the consequences of failed policy.” FGA Senior Research Fellow Michael Greibrok told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Motor vehicle thefts, homicides or both have surged in Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, St. Louis and New York since liberal prosecutors were elected with the help of funding from Soros. Soros, who has used “shell organizations, affiliates, and pass-through committees” like the Texas Justice and Public Safety PAC and Missouri Safety and Justice Committee to steer funds, spent at least $40 million in the last decade on prosecutors’ campaigns, sometimes representing 80 and 90% of their total funding, the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) recently reported.
Experts who spoke to the DCNF believe policies championed by Soros-backed prosecutors have contributed to increased crime, especially violent offenses.
“Policies of non-prosecution,…
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