President Trump has made a bold move by signing an executive order to end cashless bail in America. He believes that it’s a major contributor to the crime wave sweeping across the country. It’s as if everyone on the streets who committed a crime got a free “get out of jail” card. Under cashless bail, offenders are released with a promise to show up in court months later. By then, these folks are as elusive as unicorns, and they’re surely not coming back for their court date. Ending cashless bail is a strong message that crime won’t be handled with kid gloves any longer.
One has to wonder what some elected leaders were thinking when they let cashless bail become a norm. Perhaps they were too busy developing their next strategy to win over the feel-good crowd, rather than focusing on community safety. President Trump’s executive order hits directly on something most Americans get, except perhaps those who are overly concerned about land acknowledgment ceremonies. Which is more important—fixing the crime issue or reciting the history of stolen land from 500 years ago? Priorities, people!
And let’s talk about the Democrats for a moment. They’ve had their emergency meetings, like the recent one in Minneapolis, but they seem more focused on avoiding reality rather than tackling it head-on. Their strategists are suggesting they avoid talking about inconvenient truths like crime, which is apparently just a pesky little topic nobody cares about. Instead of confronting real issues, they’re downplaying crime while insisting that things are somehow getting better thanks to their efforts. But when communities are plagued by burglary, carjackings, and other crimes, this advice is, unsurprisingly, disconnected from reality.
Fortunately, President Trump appears to be taking crime seriously by tackling cashless bail, a problematic policy rapidly spreading like wildfire in places like Illinois, New Jersey, and New York. Yet, certain media outlets and governors take jabs at Trump instead of addressing the chaos in their backyards. It’s interesting to see their focus drift towards personal attacks when pressing topics like crime are the elephant in the room. Perhaps some leaders think if they wave their fingers in enough people’s faces, no one will notice the racket outside their doors.
In the end, the Democrats could learn a lesson from President Trump’s decisive action: Americans value order, safety, and responsibility. When policies like cashless bail fail to keep communities secure, people take notice. The real question is whether Democrats will heed this as a wake-up call or continue down a path of misguided policies and rhetorical antics. Thankfully, with policies like ending cashless bail, there’s some hope for restoring sanity in the American justice system.
