Maybe cs fell asleep. To be cont!

 

Los Angeles convicted felon out on probation accused of gunning down 60-year-old man removing gang graffiti



A convicted Los Angeles felon is accused of murdering a 60-year-old man who volunteered to remove gang graffiti from a wall.

Jamal Jackson, 24, was out on probation when the Sunday shooting occurred, according to local sources.

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) investigators are looking for additional victims to come forward after surveillance video footage showed Jackson exiting his white Toyota Camry near the 19100 block of Parthenia Street, where three other victims were helping paint over the gang graffiti on an ice cream shop.

John Hatami, a Los Angeles deputy district attorney who is running to replace District Attorney George Gascon, pointed fingers at the DA in a statement to Fox News Digital.


Jamal Jackson, 24, was out on probation when he allegedly gunned down a 60-year-old man painting over gang graffiti. (LAPD)

"Jackson, who was placed on probation by George Gascon for carrying a concealed firearm on his person in a past case, was arrested today and is accused of shooting four innocent victims, killing one of them on April 15. George talks about prosecuting ‘gun violence,’ but it really is only words, phrases and politicians for George. No action. He can care less about true public safety," Hatami said.

The Los Angeles County Probation Department did not immediately respond to an inquiry from Fox News Digital.


Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) investigators are looking for additional victims to come forward after surveillance video footage showed Jackson exiting his white Toyota Camry near the 19100 block of Parthenia Street, where three other victims were helping paint over the gang graffiti. (LAPD)

"The [four] victims were just trying to clean up their neighborhood," the prosecutor said. "George's policies have made us less safe. There is no justice and no peace on the streets of Los Angeles under George's reign. It's time for him to leave."

Two victims underwent surgery as a result of their wounds while another was treated and released from a hospital, according to LAPD.

Northridge Ice Cream shop owner Victor Santoyo told ABC 7 that the victims had offered to paint over the graffiti on his wall outside for free before gunshots rang out.


District Attorney George Gascon has been accused of making the city less safe by John Hatami, a Los Angeles deputy district attorney who is running for DA, in a statement to Fox News Digital. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

"They said, ‘There is graffiti on the wall. Do you want me to paint the graffiti for you, for free[?]'" Santoyo said. "I found them a little bit of paint and gave it to them, and then a few minutes later, we hear the gunshots."

Jackson is a known gang member, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles, with a lengthy arrest history. He is currently being held without bail.

The victims did not have gang ties, the outlet reported.

 

In Arizona the despicable governor has been carrying forward the despicable agenda with clarity and enthusiasm.

So first, Governor Hobbs signs a bill expanding the good Samaritan law. See, the concern was that if a couple of drug addicts were sitting around and one of them had a reaction and needed first responders to respond, the addict might not call for help cause, you know, holding drugs. So the bill Hobbs signed says if you call for medical help you are immune from arrest for drug possession.

Then the legislature passes a law to address the Fentanyl crisis (over 100,000 overdoses involving Fentanyl) that greatly increases the penalties for possession, sale, or manufacture of Fentanyl.

Hobbs vetoes the bill. Cause, you know, conflict with the good Samaritan law. It probably doesn't, but whatever. Can't be criminalizing the drug addicts, right? Never mind the drug cartels and the Fentanyl crisis.

But wait, there's more! She also vetoed a bill that would have declared drug cartels terrorist organizations. Her logic is, not the states job to do that, its a fed thingy, and besides, the Arizona Dept. of Homeland Security, a state agency, is not a police organization. Nossirree. AZDHS is a grant management agency.
Really.
So, drug cartels are not terrorist organizations, and not the state's job to do anything about it.

Now for sure, despicables will support Hobbs, cause, you know, despicable, but Hobbs record speaks volumes and despicables need to be careful giving her their support before they take a closer look at the bills she has vetoed in her first term as governor, and her justification for doing so.​

Every Bill Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs Vetoed So Far and Why | Phoenix New Times

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Every Bill Governor Katie Hobbs Has Vetoed So Far and Why
ELIAS WEISS APRIL 13, 2023 12:16PM

Governor Katie Hobbs said many of the bills she's vetoed were "unnecessary." Elias Weiss

In her first 100 days in office, Governor Katie Hobbs brandished her veto stamp more times than any governor in Arizona not named Janet Napolitano. Her repertoire of rejected bills is becoming larger and more diverse with every use of the stamp.

Napolitano, who took office in 2003, vetoed 17 bills in her first legislative session, setting a record that would remain untouched for two decades.

But Hobbs has made a habit of giving Republican-backed legislation a one-way ticket to the veto bin, having done so 48 times as of April 12. And the session isn’t over yet.

Since we dubbed her the "Veto Queen," Hobbs has blackballed two dozen more bills, including one about abortion, one about sex offenders, and another one about stealing garden gnomes.

“I will support legislation regardless of where it comes from,” Hobbs said in a recent interview with Phoenix New Times. “But I will not sign into law any legislation that attacks people’s rights and doesn’t address serious issues. There is an appetite to send me things that don’t meet those criteria, but that doesn’t mean I’m not willing to work with folks to tackle the real issues.”

From a bill forcing cities to hold gun shows to a bill mandating that banks open accounts for gun manufacturers, here are all the bills Hobbs has killed.

February

SB 1523 — SB 1535: Hobbs tore out of the starting blocks with 13 vetoes on February 16. Each of those bills was a component of the Republican 2024 budget proposal. Each piece passed the Arizona House and Senate by a slim party-line vote.

“Rather than tackling difficult choices, this budget presents Arizonans with false choices,” Hobbs said in a letter to the Senate. “I reject these false choices because I’m an optimist, particularly when it comes to Arizona.”

SB 1184: Vetoed on February 23. The bill prohibited cities and towns from taxing renters. The measure was an attempt to assuage housing costs, but it came under fire for being unconstitutional. It was her 14th consecutive veto before signing a bill into law.

According to Hobbs, SB 1184 didn't have an enforceable mechanism to ensure renters are provided relief. “For working families faced with ever-increasing rental prices, this proposal just doesn't fit the bill,” Hobbs told the Senate.

March

SB 1248: Vetoed on March 3. It was the first bill with bipartisan support to die in the governor’s office. The bill repealed the "sunrise process,'' a cumbersome step required by healthcare professionals who are seeking to expand their scope of practice that involves defending the expansion to a legislative committee. All Republican lawmakers and 21 Democrats supported the measure.

In her interview with New Times, Hobbs said “it is unfortunate” that she had to wield her veto stamp, but that doing so was necessary after the bill was fast-tracked to her desk. “There certainly is some work that we need to do to make the sunrise process more fair,” Hobbs said. “But I don't think that this protects the health and welfare of Arizonans.”

SB 1305: Vetoed on March 9. The bill prohibited K-12 public schools from teaching a variety of race-related instruction, including "that an individual, by virtue of the individual's race or ethnicity, is inherently racist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously."

In her veto message, Hobbs wrote, “It’s time to stop pushing students and teachers into culture wars rooted in fear-mongering and evidence-free accusation. Bills like SB 1305 serve only to divide and antagonize.”

SB 1063: Vetoed on March 28. The bill eliminated taxes on groceries in Arizona. While the legislation was intended to reduce costs for consumers, “it would simply move those costs around,” Hobbs argued.

“It’s clear that this bill doesn’t actually eliminate costs for our residents,” Hobbs told the Senate. “Let’s work together to provide real relief for Arizonans struggling with higher costs.”

SB 1096: Vetoed on March 28. The bill required public entities to only do business with companies that provide a “written certification” that they do not and will not “discriminate against a firearm entity or firearm trade association.”

In a letter to the Senate, Hobbs wrote, “This bill is unnecessary and, if enacted, could result in banks leaving Arizona’s market. This would limit competition and increase costs for local governments, costs which ultimately fall on taxpayers.”

SB 1024: Vetoed on March 30. The bill targeted unsheltered people, including by making it illegal for a person to “remain in a sitting position” on a public sidewalk.

“We need to address Arizona’s housing and homelessness crisis in a comprehensive manner,” Hobbs said in a letter to the Senate. “Rather than solving these issues in a meaningful way, this bill only makes them less visible.”

SB 1250: Vetoed on March 30. The bill required employers to allow employees to opt out of vaccination requirements for religious reasons. It also prohibited employers from discriminating against employees “based on vaccination status.”

Hobbs condemned the action as “unnecessary,” seeing as legal protections for an employee’s religious beliefs already exist under federal employment law.

“This bill also threatens employers with a civil penalty and a hefty fine, which would be devastating for Arizona’s many small businesses,” Hobbs added.

April

HB 2427: Vetoed on April 3. The bill elevated a misdemeanor assault charge to a felony aggravated assault charge if the victim is a pregnant woman, provided the offender is aware that the woman is pregnant.

“As a social worker who spent years serving in Arizona’s largest domestic violence shelter, I’ve seen firsthand the needs of victims seeking safety and stability,” Hobbs told the House. “I encourage the legislature to focus on those needs, including increased funding for services and economic support for victims.”

HB 2440: Vetoed on April 3. The bill required power companies to “prioritize grid reliability and affordability to retail customers." Hobbs said the bill creates regulatory uncertainty when reliability and affordability may be at odds.

“Arizona’s families are facing increased energy costs, disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable in our communities,” Hobbs said in a letter to the House. “My administration is working toward solutions that put dollars back in Arizonans’ pockets, like rebate programs that provide vital support for families at risk of being unable to pay utility bills, while incentivizing energy-efficient home improvements that lower those bills from the outset.”

HB 2472: Vetoed on April 3. The bill prohibited the state from requiring banks to use a “social credit score” in determining whether to lend money.

“My administration looks forward to working with the legislature to increase financial inclusion and access to capital for underserved communities,” Hobbs wrote in a letter to the Senate. “This bill does not address these challenges.”

HB 2056: Vetoed on April 3. The bill declared that dry washes — desert riverbeds that only fill with water when flooded — on private property are no longer considered water features in Arizona. According to federal law, dry washes are water features.

This contradiction between state and federal law would “force unnecessary conflict,” Hobbs said. “Arizonans want elected officials to find real solutions to our water challenges,” she added.

SB 1162: Vetoed on April 4. The bill required home-based businesses to be allowed as a “use by right.” This prevented city officials from being notified about businesses operating in the area.

“While there is no doubt that more can be done to support small businesses in Arizona, this approach is far too broad,” Hobbs told the Senate. “The bill would create challenges for public safety and code enforcement in neighborhoods.”

HB 2586: Vetoed on April 5. The bill restricted the Arizona Department of Transportation's message signs — those amber-colored light-up letters that illuminate traffic rules — to display “only messages that are directly related to transportation or highway public safety.”

In her veto letter, Hobbs wrote, “The current standards allow state and local highway agencies the flexibility to display safety messages, transportation-related messages, emergency homeland security messages, and more.”

HB 2535: Vetoed on April 5. The bill prohibited wells in unincorporated areas from being subjected to municipal regulation if a municipality were to annex the land on which the well sits.

“This bill would preclude local communities from exerting any oversight over groundwater wells that may be connected to a municipal system or that impact our precious drinking water aquifers,” Hobbs wrote in her veto letter.

HB 2477: Vetoed on April 5. The bill “declares the legislature’s support for the Electoral College.”

“This bill, which solely expresses a legislative opinion and does not make or change substantive policy, would be better served as a House resolution,” Hobbs told the House.

HB 2437: Vetoed on April 5. The bill exempted transmission lines from requiring a certificate of environmental compatibility if the transmission line is on land owned by the owner of the line.

“As we build a more resilient energy grid, I encourage the legislature to work with my administration to clearly identify solutions that more directly address transmission concerns,” Hobbs wrote in a letter to the House.

SB 1009: Vetoed on April 6. The bill upgraded the punishment for tampering with a statue from a misdemeanor to a felony charge. The bill asserted that tampering with “any public or private statue” should be a felony, meaning the age-old gag of ganking garden gnomes could land an offender with nearly four years of prison time.

“State law already provides adequate tools to prosecute criminal damage to the items contemplated in this bill, including Confederate monuments, and increasing the penalties will do little to deter such crime,” Hobbs wrote.

SB 1074: Vetoed on April 6. The bill required ballot machines to only use parts manufactured in the U.S.

“The election equipment required by the bill, as well as the problem it purports to solve, does not exist,” Hobbs wrote in a letter to the Senate. “This bill neither strengthens our democracy nor ensures that Arizonans can better exercise their fundamental right to vote.”

SB 1253: Vetoed on April 6. The bill required registered sex offenders who have children in school to annually provide notice of their registration status to the principal at their child’s school. State law mandates that sex offenders continuously report to the Department of Public Safety, which is required by law to notify the school district where the sex offender lives.

“The Department of Public Safety remains best-equipped to oversee all community notification,” Hobbs told the Senate.

SB 1257: Vetoed on April 6. The bill required the Arizona Department of Water Resources director to appoint an assistant director.

“This bill creates an unnecessary statutory mandate for the Arizona Department of Water Resources to hire for a role that can already be satisfied by existing staff,” Hobbs wrote in a letter to the Senate. “Furthermore, the rigid parameters for the proposed assistant director would handcuff the individual’s ability to effectively contribute to key agency priorities and functions.”

SB 1428: Vetoed on April 6. The bill would force Arizona municipalities at all levels to host gun shows.

“The bill needlessly restricts the authority of cities and towns to make decisions about how to keep their communities safe,” Hobbs said in a letter to the Senate.

SB 1600: Vetoed on April 6. The bill ensured that every infant born alive is granted the same rights as any other person, regardless of the infant’s stage of development when born. It would also require health care workers to provide lifesaving care for all infants born alive, even if the infant is born too early to possibly survive or if the intervention may be extremely painful or dangerous.

“The bill is uniformly opposed by the medical community and interferes with the relationship between a patient and doctor,” Hobbs told the Senate. “It’s simply not the state’s role to make such difficult medical decisions for patients.”

HB 2322: Vetoed on April 6. The bill designated “the Secretary of State's July 2020 Signature Verification Guide as the minimum requirements for comparison of signatures.”

Hobbs told the House, “The standards in this bill are already several years old.”

HB 2415: Vetoed on April 6. The bill modified the eligibility requirements for a voter to remain on the state’s Active Early Voting List, which allows voters to automatically receive ballots in the mail.

“Arizona’s active early voting list is secure and convenient for voters,” Hobbs said in a letter to the House. “I stand ready to sign bills that make voting more accessible, accurate, and secure. This bill accomplishes none of these goals.”

SB 1166: Vetoed on April 7. The bill prohibited a public employer from rejecting an applicant solely for not having a postsecondary degree.

“This bill misses the mark and creates more problems than it solves,” Hobbs wrote in a letter to the Senate. “Ultimately, due to its unnecessary and unworkable administrative burden, I am forced to veto this bill.”

SB 1005: Vetoed on April 11. The bill prohibited courts from ruling against schools and other governmental entities when sued for violating the parental bill of rights.

“This bill does not protect parents’ rights but merely encourages litigation — no matter how frivolous — without consequence,” Hobbs wrote in a letter to the Senate. “Across the country and here in Arizona, schools and teachers have been maligned by bad actors who spread baseless theories, seeking to create conflict with teachers, school boards, and administrators. Parents, acting in good-faith concern for their children, are often caught in the middle of these conflicts.”

SB 1027: Vetoed on April 11. The bill classified the manufacturing of fentanyl or similar substances that cause physical injury to a child younger than age 15 as a felony offense punishable as a dangerous crime against children with a sentence of up to 30 years in prison.

This bill contradicts Arizona’s Good Samaritan Law, which was enacted in 2018 and provides legal amnesty for people who intervene to save someone from an opioid overdose. On April 10, Hobbs extended the law until 2028.

“I fear that this bill would undermine the purpose of that law,” Hobbs told the Senate.

SB 1109: Vetoed on April 11. The bill legalized gun silencers in Arizona.

“Gun silencers have long been prohibited weapons in Arizona, along with fully automatic firearms and sawed-off shotguns,” Hobbs told the Senate. “Legalizing silencers, or any other weapon that is currently on the prohibited weapon list, will make Arizonans less safe.”

HB 2212: Vetoed on April 11. The bill required stricter punishments for people who vandalize public service facilities.

“This bill will do little to deter threats to our critical facilities,” Hobbs said in a letter to the House. “What’s more, this conduct is already covered by state and federal laws, making this bill unnecessary.”

HB 2442: Vetoed on April 11. The bill was intended to address rural groundwater depletion through the establishment of “temporary non-expansion areas.” The bill only halted new irrigation with groundwater for five years while also requiring a petition threshold even higher than that of a permanent irrigation non-expansion area.

The bill “would do very little to preserve the groundwater supplies that Arizonans rely upon,” Hobbs wrote in a letter to the House. “Rural communities deserve meaningful options to protect their water future. HB 2442 falls short of this.”

HB 2552: Vetoed on April 12. The bill prohibited the use of ranked-choice voting in Arizona elections.

"Ranked-choice voting is an election process that is used successfully elsewhere in the country," Hobbs wrote in a letter to the House. "As it is not currently utilized in Arizona, this bill is unnecessary."

HB 2675: Vetoed on April 12. The bill declared that drug cartels are terrorist organizations.

"Labeling drug cartels as terrorist organizations to deploy state resources is not a real solution and is not a state function," Hobbs told the House. "It's clear there is a lack of understanding of what the Arizona Department of Homeland Security is charged to do for the people of Arizona."

HB 2754: Vetoed on April 12. The bill subjected nongovernmental organizations to criminal liability for participating in a human smuggling organization.

"This bill has unintended consequences for organizations that support immigrants," Hobbs told the House. "Human smuggling and trafficking is a serious issue that deserves our attention and I implore the legislature to work with shareholders to find better solutions.

SB 1236: Vetoed on April 12. The bill prohibited a city, town, or county from levying taxes or fees on people or entities trading cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens from a private residence.

"This bill broadly defines 'blockchain technology' and prevents local policymaking concerning an emergent and potentially energy-intensive economic activity," Hobbs said in her veto letter.

SB 1251: Vetoed on April 12. The bill prohibited a city, town, or county from enacting policies that restrict people from using animals for commerce.

In a letter to the Senate, Hobbs said the bill was "in search of a problem."

"No Arizona city, town, or county restricts rodeos or the use of working animals for agricultural or ranching operations," Hobbs wrote. "There are also no pending policy proposals to do so anywhere in Arizona."

There’s a Theme Here

Almost invariably, Hobbs decried the four dozen bills she vetoed so far as “unnecessary” for various reasons.

“Folks focused on that kind of unnecessary legislation are not heeding the message that Arizonans sent loudly and clearly in November,” Hobbs told New Times.

The new governor is sure to veto more bills by the end of the current legislation, having already promised to kill no fewer than eight anti-LGBTQ bills backed by right-wing Republicans.

 

I didn’t know much about Katie Hobbs but she now has my respect.
Great job holding the line on the fight against crazy right wingers like Kari Lake.

 

So, you think its fine to protect drug addicts, even addicts who distribute a poison like Fentanyl to children, or to ignore the role drug cartels play in promoting violence in this country, or to not punish companies who hire ILLEGAL immigrants?

Cause that's just 3 of the bills Hobbs has vetoed as "unnecessary"

 

The treasonous conservative/America Hating/Republicans in the Arizona legislature has become so extreme they finally had to expel one of their own members. But that is because she held a hearing where a bunch of nutcases bigger than her accused Hobbs other elected Democrats and even some Republicans of not only stealing the elections but also being co-conspirators with Mexican Drug cartels. So they had to cut bait and run away from her and the potential billions in defamation suits.

But the treasonous conservatives/America Hating/Republicans have not changed and have not learned their lessons. The only reason they control the legislature is because of gerrymandering. When if its something the majority of people in Arizona get a chance to vote on they elect Democrats.

Which actually amazes me. Especially Gov. Hobbs. She didn't just stand up to the treasonous conservative/America Hating/Republican Big Lie in Arizona she became sort of a national spokesperson against the attempted coup . And she looked like she was standing alone for free and fair elections and democracy in Arizona. So I didn't think she had a prayer of winning . But the voters rewarded her courage and integrity. And standing up to the treasonous conservative/America Hating/Republican extremists is exactly what the majority of people in Arizona want.

 

We knew Stumbler would protect drug addicts, even addicts who distribute a poison like Fentanyl to children, or to ignore the role drug cartels play in promoting violence in this country, or to not punish companies who hire ILLEGAL immigrants.



That's what one would do if one hated America.

 

And now we see what is happening in Bidens america.
Huge mob ransacks California gas station; police 'outnumbered': video (msn.com)

It seems a mob rolled up to a convenience store and broke in, to steal important stuff, you know, like condoms and cigarettes. The terrified clerk huddled in the restroom while out numbered police could only stand by and watch.

This was not some random smash and grab by one or two rascals. This was a mob estimated to be 100 people, and it happened three other times in the city that same night.

We never saw this kind of organized lawlessness before Biden and the despicables took over and started yammering about defunding the police and refusing to support them, did we?

 

But we can begin to understand why we're seeing such lawless behavior, especially in those hard core blue states.

California DA who floated keeping gang members accused of killing toddler out of jail faces recall backlash (msn.com)

Some gang banger kills a baby on the freeway?
Why, lets see can we avoid putting them in jail!

A punk is accused of THREE murders?
Lets offer them a 15 year plea deal.
Fuck the victims and their families, eh?

And when the public outcry leads to a recall effort, we'll just play the racist card to shut them the fuck up, eh?

We can see how politicians on all sides will make fancy sounding promises when they're trying to get votes, but once in office, their actions speak louder.
Much louder.​

According to an interview published last month at the University of California, Berkeley, where Price attended law school, the newly elected prosecutor "seeks to reduce gun violence and mass incarceration while rooting out racial, socioeconomic, and gender disparities within the county’s criminal legal system."

"Pamela Price, like San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin, ran on the vague term social justice, and bringing justice and compassion to the community," said Lou Barberini, a former San Francisco police officer and Bay Area columnist. "Then when voters see those terms in practice they are alarmed at its true meaning."

Boudin's progressive policies resulted in voters kicking him out of office in his own recall election.

So the next time a politician starts making promises, remember; actions, not words.
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