{"id":2316818,"date":"2024-07-31T14:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T18:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-raising-bail-for-rioters-harris-claims-shes-tough-on-crime\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T14:57:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T18:57:41","slug":"after-raising-bail-for-rioters-harris-claims-shes-tough-on-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-raising-bail-for-rioters-harris-claims-shes-tough-on-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"After Raising Bail For Rioters, Harris Claims She&#8217;s Tough On Crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fafter-raising-bail-for-rioters-harris-claims-shes-tough-on-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2316818&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>With the 2024 election\u200b approaching, Kamala Harris has positioned her background \u2062as a criminal prosecutor as a key component of her campaign. The vice president&#8217;s history shows a fluctuating approach towards law enforcement; she has targeted \u200bcriminals but also\u200c supported actions like bailing out rioters and advocating against \u2064the police when\u2064 politically convenient. Following President Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from \u2063the\u2064 race, Harris has emphasized her prosecutorial experience, claiming to have confronted various types of offenders while \u200bimplying knowledge of Donald Trump\u2019s character.<\/p>\n<p>Previously serving as San \u200dFrancisco&#8217;s District Attorney and California&#8217;s Attorney \u200cGeneral, Harris espoused a &#8220;tough-on-crime&#8221; narrative, yet also\u200b introduced initiatives such as\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kentucky-requires-nurses-to-take-training-on-structural-racism-and-white-splaining\/\" title=\"Kentucky mandates nurse training on &#039;structural racism&#039; and &#039;white-splaining&#039;.\">implicit bias \u200ctraining<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/convictions-are-down-and-more-felonies-are-charged-down-in-chesa-boudins-san-francisco\/\" title=\"Convictions Are Down, and More Felonies Are \u201cCharged Down\u201d in Chesa Boudin\u2019s San Francisco\">pretrial diversion programs<\/a> that aimed to limit incarceration. Her campaign now seeks to harness her prosecutorial background to present a staunch crime-fighting persona.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, while seeking the Democratic\u200b nomination, Harris claimed her\u2064 unique ability to &#8220;prosecute the \u200ccase&#8221; against Trump. However, she later \u2064pivoted towards more progressive policies, proposing the end of cash \u2063bail and advocating for legislation to limit police immunity. \u200bNotably, she urged financial support \u2062for the Minnesota Freedom Fund during significant protests in 2020, \u200dwhich\u2062 raised controversy as those bailed out\u200c included individuals accused of serious crimes. Harris\u2019 mixed \u2064record on crime and \u200claw \u2063enforcement continues to garner scrutiny as\u200d she aims for the presidency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>With the 2024 election fast approaching, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has made her background as a criminal prosecutor a central talking point for her campaign, but the vice president has a history of supporting law enforcement only when it&rsquo;s politically expedient.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo; stance on crime seems to swing from doggedly going after criminals to helping bail out rioters and railing against the police whenever the political winds shift. Now, Harris&rsquo; sudden ascent to the top of the Democratic ticket has her promoting a tough-on-crime image again.<\/p>\n<p>In her first campaign appearance since President Joe Biden dropped out, Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2024\/07\/23\/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-a-political-event-10\/#:~:text=So%2C%20as%20Leia%20told%20you,a%20courtroom%20prosecutor%20before%20then.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">boasted<\/a> to her supporters she had taken on &ldquo;predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke the rules. So hear me when I say: I know Donald Trump&rsquo;s type.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Before I was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gov-gavin-newsom-met-secretly-with-prince-harry-meghan-markle-ahead-of-election\/\" title=\"California Gov. Gavin Newsom Met \u2018Secretly\u2019 With Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Ahead Of Election\">elected vice president<\/a>, before I was elected United States senator, I was elected attorney general,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2024\/07\/23\/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-a-political-event-10\/#:~:text=So%2C%20as%20Leia%20told%20you,a%20courtroom%20prosecutor%20before%20then.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Before that, I was a courtroom prosecutor. In those roles, I took on perpetrators of all kinds.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Leftists are starting to embrace the title &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/07\/23\/kamala-harris-crime-00170463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kamala the Cop<\/a>,&rdquo; a designation the Harris campaign might have been quick to dismiss &mdash; or even denounce &mdash; less than four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Between 2004 and 2011, Harris served as San Francisco&rsquo;s District Attorney. She then became California&rsquo;s Attorney General until 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a career prosecutor, I have always known one central truth: the public and law enforcement need each other to keep our communities safe,&rdquo; Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/552254063148941313\">said<\/a> in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Though she liked to present herself as a tough-on-crime prosecutor, during her time at the DA&rsquo;s office Harris implemented <a href=\"https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/news\/press-releases\/attorney-general-kamala-d-harris-kicks-first-its-kind-law-enforcement-training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">implicit bias training<\/a> and spearheaded pretrial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/kamala-harris-on-public-safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">diversion<\/a> programs that kept criminals out of jail.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As a career prosecutor, I have always known one central truth: the public and law enforcement need each other to keep our communities safe.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/552254063148941313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;As a career prosecutor, I took on violent criminals, transnational gangs, big banks, and oil companies. I&rsquo;m ready for the fights ahead,&rdquo; Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/816859768220504064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stated<\/a> on social media in 2017 after becoming a senator. &ldquo;I am a prosecutor at my core. It&rsquo;s about seeking the truth. Let&rsquo;s find the facts,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/905923654189539329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emphasized<\/a> later that year.<\/p>\n<p>Harris then touted her experience as a prosecutor while running for the Democratic nomination in 2019,&nbsp;claiming that she is the only one &ldquo;who can successfully prosecute the case against four more years of Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We need someone who has a proven ability to prosecute the case against this Administration and its agenda. I know how to do that. And we&#8217;re going to win. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0iu9OhH7mu\">pic.twitter.com\/0iu9OhH7mu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/1133599698772746243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Only a few months later, Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2019-09-08\/2020-candidate-kamala-harris-proposes-ending-bail-and-death-penalty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> a legislative proposal aimed at ending cash bail, legalizing marijuana, and eliminating minimum sentencing, among other measures.&nbsp;In June 2020, Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markey.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/senators-markey-booker-and-harris-introduce-senate-resolution-to-abolish-qualified-immunity-for-law-enforcement-hold-officers-accountable-for-police-brutality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">co-authored<\/a> a bill to severely limit qualified immunity for law enforcement and lower the standard of proof in police misconduct cases.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Then she infamously urged her millions of followers on X (formerly Twitter) to &ldquo;chip in&rdquo; to the Minnesota Freedom Fund, which bailed out Black Lives Matter rioters in Minnesota.&nbsp;Among those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/minnesota-nonprofit-with-35m-bails-out-those-accused-of-violent-crimes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bailed out<\/a> was a convicted rapist facing charges of sexual assault and kidnapping.<\/p>\n<p>The riots were among the most violent and costly in U.S. history, with damages reaching up to $2 billion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2020\/09\/16\/riots-cost-property-damage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to Axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>During the height of the violent protests, Harris supported defunding the police and praised the city of Los Angeles for taking that step.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>A recent <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rncresearch\/status\/1815151392257958159?s=46&amp;t=TwoEINklYMbzeaXV9O0wPA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweet<\/a> from RNC Research shows a resurfaced video of Harris saying it is &ldquo;outdated&rdquo; to think police officers make communities safe, a complete reversal from her stance back in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is outdated, it is wrongheaded thinking to think that the only way you&rsquo;re going to get communities to be safe is to put more police officers on the street,&rdquo; Harris said at a 2020 campaign event in Detroit. &ldquo;What we have to do, and what we will do is reimagine public safety,&rdquo; Harris told the crowd.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>FLASHBACK:<\/p>\n<p>Kamala said it&#8217;s &#8220;wrongheaded&#8221; and &#8220;outdated&#8221; to think police officers make communities safe: &#8220;What we will do is reimagine public safety.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gQgE7qF50l\">pic.twitter.com\/gQgE7qF50l<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1815151392257958159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Police officers from Democrat-led cities have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/blue-city-cops-say-kamala-harris-helped-killers-rapists-warn-disaster-she-becomes-president\">voiced their concerns<\/a> about the vice president potentially taking the White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She will be an unmitigated disaster for public safety in this country,&rdquo; Joe Gamaldi, Houston PD lieutenant and national vice president of the Fraternal Order of Police, told Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America needs a leader who will keep bad guys behind bars, and unfortunately, Kamala Harris hasn&rsquo;t done that,&rdquo; NYPD Detective Joseph Imperatrice said. He also criticized Harris for bailing out &ldquo;the bad guys&rdquo; during the 2020 riots.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Arianna Villarreal is a summer intern at The Federalist.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the 2024 election nears, Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, is emphasizing her experience as a criminal prosecutor in her campaign. However, her support for law enforcement appears to be contingent on political convenience. Harris&#8217;s approach to crime has varied from aggressively pursuing offenders to advocating for bailouts of rioters and criticizing police when it suits her political agenda. With her rise to the forefront of the Democratic ticket, she is once again adopting a tough-on-crime persona.<\/p>\n<p>In her first campaign event following President Joe Biden&#8217;s withdrawal from the race, Harris told supporters about confronting &#8220;predators who abused women&#8221; and &#8220;fraudsters who ripped off consumers,&#8221; asserting that she understands &#8220;Donald Trump\u2019s type.&#8221; She highlighted her previous roles as attorney general and courtroom prosecutor where she tackled various criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Left-leaning individuals are beginning to embrace the label \u201cKamala the Cop,\u201d a title that might have been quickly dismissed or even condemned by Harris&#8217;s campaign just a few years ago. From 2004 to 2011, she served as San Francisco\u2019s District Attorney before becoming California\u2019s Attorney General until 2017. In 2015, she stated that \u201cthe public and law enforcement need each other\u201d for community safety.<\/p>\n<p>Despite portraying herself as a tough-on-crime figure during her tenure at the DA&#8217;s office, Harris also introduced implicit bias training and pretrial diversion programs aimed at keeping offenders out of jail. In social media posts after becoming senator in 2017, she reiterated her commitment to fighting against violent criminals and emphasized seeking truth in prosecutions.<\/p>\n<p>While running for the Democratic nomination in 2019, Harris promoted her prosecutorial experience as essential for challenging Trump&#8217;s administration effectively. However, shortly thereafter, she proposed legislation aimed at abolishing cash bail and legalizing marijuana while co-authoring a bill in June 2020 that sought to limit qualified immunity for police officers.<\/p>\n<p>Harris gained notoriety when she encouraged followers on X (formerly Twitter) to contribute funds towards bailing out Black Lives Matter protesters during riots in Minnesota\u2014one of whom was a convicted rapist facing serious charges\u2014amidst protests causing up to $2 billion in damages nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>During this period of unrest, Harris supported defunding police departments and praised Los Angeles for taking such measures. A recent tweet from RNC Research highlighted an old video where Harris claimed it was \u201coutdated\u201d thinking that more police would ensure community safety\u2014a stark contrast from what she&#8217;d said back in 2015 about law enforcement being crucial for public safety.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns have been raised by police officers from Democrat-led cities regarding what a potential presidency under Kamala Harris could mean for public safety; some believe it would lead to disastrous outcomes. For instance, Joe Gamaldi from Houston PD expressed fears over how effective she&#8217;d be at keeping dangerous individuals incarcerated while NYPD Detective Joseph Imperatrice criticized her past actions during riots<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3178,"featured_media":2316819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-31-at-11.37.42%E2%80%AFAM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[4550,7204,4021],"class_list":["post-2316818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-bail","tag-crime","tag-harris"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-31-at-11.37.42%E2%80%AFAM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}