CALLS FOR PEACE, CONDONES CHAOS: THE SHOCKING HYPOCRISY OF SOME ELECTED OFFICIALS
It is the height of hypocrisy for an elected official to publicly call for “peaceful protests” while simultaneously quietly instructing law enforcement to stand down and minimize arrests.
Such duplicity emboldens chaos under the guise of civic expression and erodes the public’s trust in institutions meant to uphold law and order.
By willfully undermining the enforcement mechanisms intended to keep demonstrations lawful, this official exposes a cynical manipulation of public sentiment, cloaking political theater in the language of peace while enabling lawlessness behind the scenes.
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----- Original Message ----- From: Mayor Bass Communications Office <REDACTED> To: LA Mayor News <REDACTED> Sent: 6/15/2025 8:46:21 PM Subject: MAYOR BASS’ EVENTS, 6/16 MAYOR KAREN BASS CITY OF LOS ANGELES Contact: Communications Office, <REDACTED> LOS ANGELES MAYOR KAREN BASS’ EVENTS FOR MONDAY, JUNE 16 Today, Mayor Bass visited small businesses in Boyle Heights and encouraged Angelenos to support businesses that may be experiencing slower foot traffic as a result of the recent reckless raids throughout Los Angeles. These attacks are a body blow to the economy of the nation’s second largest city. [OCS: These are not reckless raids; they are legal, legitimate attempts to enforce existing, undisputed federal immigration laws, specifically targeting criminal illegal aliens.] L.A. is a united front. The Mayor has organized nearly 30 federal and state legislators, more than 20 mayors and local elected officials and more than one hundred labor, business, faith and immigrant community leaders to call for an end to the reckless immigration raids. More than 30,000 Angelenos showed up to exercise their constitutional right to peaceful protest in Downtown L.A. yesterday. [OCS: I do not recall any vote or referendum that would indicate that the legal citizens and residents of Los Angeles decided to empower their elected officials to ignore and/or violate federal immigration laws, which, in itself, is a federal crime, as is interfering with the administration of justice. Moreover, what did occur was akin to a riot, complete with the destruction of public and private property, looting, arson, violent attacks, and attempts to interfere with duly sworn law enforcement. The Mayor continues to conflate migrants with illegal aliens who have no lawful right to be present in our community.] Mayor Bass has made clear: Angelenos have the right to make their voices heard through peaceful protest, but anything less will not be tolerated. Violence and vandalism are unacceptable. No one should be put in danger — not law enforcement, not protestors. Hundreds of officers and first responders from California Highway Patrol, and LA Sheriff’s Department, LAFD and LA County Fire Department are working alongside LAPD through a unified command structure. [OCS: What we saw was not a peaceful protest, but organized professional agitators and activists directing a rebellion against duly constituted authority. The empty words of “peaceful protest” and the cautionary words against violence are only self-protective rhetoric to avoid criminal charges relating to “incitement.”] A curfew for Downtown Los Angeles remains in effect to curb bad actors who do not support the immigrant community. Mayor Bass has made resources available to impacted businesses in Downtown L.A. Tune in to an upcoming webinar. [OCS: In the Alice in Wonderland topsy-turvy world of progressive communist democrats, why is a curfew necessary for peaceful protests? Why is the Mayor defining “bad actors,” mostly radical leftists, as those who do not support the “immigrant” (e.g., illegal alien) community when that is precisely who they support?] Curfew Guidance: When: 8:00 PM - 6:00 AM and going forward until lifted. Where: Downtown Los Angeles bounded by the 5, 10 and 110 freeways. Who: Everyone must abide by this curfew. Limited exceptions apply, including for residents, law enforcement, emergency and medical personnel, people traveling to and from work and credentialed media representatives. See additional curfew guidance here. ### |
Bottom Line
In the end, leadership demands more than performative platitudes and calculated inaction.
When an official preaches peace but facilitates disorder, they betray the very principles they claim to defend.
Genuine accountability means aligning words with actions, and when those in power deliberately sever that link, they forfeit the moral authority to lead.
The public deserves more than empty rhetoric; it deserves leaders who will uphold the rule of law, not selectively abandon it for political convenience.
We are so screwed.
-- Steve
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