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-War on Police-

Soros hands $1 million to group attempting to defund police as violent crime skyrockets nationwide

2021-07-25

[FoxNews] Liberal mega-donor George Soros has directed $1 million to an activist group attempting to defund the police as violent crime surges in major urban centers across the nation.

Soros sent the million dollars via his Color Of Change PAC on May 14, according to Federal Election Commission files obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

The organization describes itself as "the nation’s largest online racial justice organization" and actively engages in efforts to defund police departments such as spreading an online petition calling for "divesting from and dismantling the systems that unjustly harm Black people."

The group also backed a push by the Milwaukee City Council to defund the police.

"Policing is a violent institution that must end," the group’s president wrote in a statement supporting the move. "We imagine a country where there is enough money to educate our children, care for our sick and feed those who are financially unstable. Defunding the police allows for this vision."

Violent crime has surged dramatically in many large cities across the United States this year, including in areas where Soros has spent large sums of money electing Democratic candidates who have promised to ease sentencing requirements and implement relaxed bail reform laws.

In 2018, Soros spent millions of dollars to help elect current Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon who promised to implement sentencing reforms and decriminalize certain illegal activities. In 2021, the Los Angeles City Council redirected funds from the LAPD to social outreach organizations.

This year in Los Angeles, murders are up 20% and violent crime has spiked which has contributed to a rampant homeless crisis that many argue Gascon’s policies have made worse.

Philadelphia, where Soros spent almost $2 million electing District Attorney Larry Krasner, currently has the highest murder rate per capita among the 10 largest cities in the country and homicides have risen 35% this year.

Posted by:Skidmark

#10 *the only…

Posted by: Tyranysaurus Jones4656 2021-07-25 20:44

#9 My mind always wanders to how much of a change could be brought if someone offed Soros.

You’ll have to do more than Soros. He has offspring. And he’s not the billionaire that will need to be eliminated.

Posted by: Tyranysaurus Jones4656 2021-07-25 20:43

#8 If there ever was a caller that 911 Operators should block...

Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2021-07-25 17:23

#7 'If satan be divided against satan', I suppose.

There are no governments which actually value the words written of in our lofty books and bills. If there were there'd be fewer people on the planet and the wood chippers would run day and night until a semblance of order was won.

Posted by: Dron66046 2021-07-25 13:23

#6 He is only one of many putting their money where their Progressive Billionaire and near-billionaire hearts are. And his sons are actively involved in running his foundations, so the entire Gendankenexperiment is pointless.

What needs to happen is that blame for rampant criminality is laid directly at the feet of the financiers of these politicians and activist groups, and the mere suggestion of their support becomes political poison.

Posted by: trailing wife 2021-07-25 12:52

#5 ^Actually, this is an interesting question. Given that Soros annoyed not just Americans but Russians as well - how come he's still alive. Who's provides his back?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-07-25 11:57

#4 My mind always wanders to how much of a change could be brought if someone offed Soros.

Posted by: Dron66046 2021-07-25 11:49

#3 ^So, business is flourishing?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-07-25 11:42

#2 Giving them too much money encourages sloppy, ineffective practices, g(r)omgoru. Also, an archive search reveals this is a repeat grant to continue and expand proven operations, not start-up seed money.

Finally, Mr. Soros and the rest of the Progressive Billionaire Club each have a large number of intersecting charities that give to one another’s projects, so that what is reported seems to merely hint at how much a given NGO actually receives.

Posted by: trailing wife 2021-07-25 11:31

#1 Soros becoming a cheapskate?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-07-25 11:07

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