Soft on crime bills, weak DA's, and a defund the police mentality is destroying our cities. Crime is surging all over California, and the good men and women of law enforcement need to be assured that they are supported by their communities. The primary role of government is to ensure the safety of the population they govern. Their power is derived from the consent of those people. The rank and file officers of this state should not be utilized as the army of the elite, but instead, as the protectors of the people. Politicians seem to forget that.