The recent shooting near Brown University in Rhode Island has once again exposed the staggering failures of left-wing leadership when it comes to public safety. Providence police have now released photos of someone who was merely “in proximity” to the person of interest in this horrifying attack — a vague, wishy-washy phrase that perfectly sums up the fumbling efforts by local authorities to pin down the perpetrator. They’re desperately hoping the public might do the investigative work that their own incompetence has failed to accomplish.
What’s even more alarming is the admission from Rhode Island’s top law enforcement official, a Democrat as usual, that there are “few, if any” security cameras in the very building where this violent crime unfolded. In a world brimming with technology, where private citizens and even store goblins are watched by dozens of lenses, this supposedly high-profile university can’t manage to secure one basic security system? This lack of simple deterrents isn’t just mind-boggling—it’s reckless and irresponsible. It’s clear the left’s obsession with defunding police budgets and prioritizing social experiments over safety is leaving law-abiding citizens vulnerable to chaos and violence.
The FBI has stepped up, offering a $50,000 reward to catch the suspect. But why should it fall on a federal agency to do what local police should have prepared for in the first place? This is the predictable result when cities and states are run by progressive bureaucrats who treat crime as some kind of abstract social issue rather than a direct attack on their communities. Meanwhile, residents remain in the dark, fearful and exposed, while officials scramble to capture blurry neighborhood footage and mobilize public tips.
There’s a bitter irony here, too. The very people who push for these weak security measures are the same ones calling to restrict law-abiding Americans’ right to self-defense. They argue for gun control while leaving public spaces dangerously exposed and unmonitored. If the government won’t protect innocent people, shouldn’t those people have the right to protect themselves? The left’s solution is always to further disarm the public and expand bureaucratic blundering, not to hold criminals accountable or secure public places properly.
If Providence’s politicians and police aren’t willing — or able — to secure the streets and schools, how long before more blood is spilled? How many more victims before the radical progressive experiment crashes, burns, and leaves citizens to fend for themselves? Maybe it’s time to stop blaming guns and start holding failed leadership accountable for these preventable disasters.
Source: Breitbart
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