After the horrific mass shooting event at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, leaders in government and media are retreating to their predictable talking points about what should be done about this ghastly pattern of events that’s become all too familiar in 21st century America.
In the United States Senate, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's been on a tear - he lit into his Republican colleagues this morning, talking about this gun violence in an impassioned speech. He made a point to say, “Put yourself into the shoes of these parents for once, instead of the NRA.”
Chuck, do you really want to get into the “put-yourself-in-the-shoes” dialogue? You think that’s going to work out well for you? How about you put yourself in the shoes of the families of those that have been injured or killed by people that you and your fellow Democrats let out of jail on this “no-bail” initiative?
How about you put yourself in the shoes of the families of those that have been injured and or killed as a result of relaxed sentencing, or the inability to use sentencing enhancements? You and your fellow Democrats are doing away with all that because we are “over-incarcerating” individuals. How about that “enhanced good time” where if you serve seven days, you get 13 days back. How about those that went out and committed crimes after this?
How about your “Defund the police” mantra that you embarked upon for multiple years? Do you wanna put yourself in the shoes of the victims of those crimes as well? Have you given that any thought?
How about when you and your fellow Democrats put up some of the most liberal judges in the world and elect some of the most liberal prosecutors who, before they ever take office, decide that there are good number of crimes that they’re just not gonna prosecute, that they just ignore. Do you wanna put yourself in the shoes of those perpetrator’s victims?
Before you start with the “put-yourself-in-their-shoes” diatribe, maybe think about what you've done and then we'll have a discussion.
