Crime rates have been dropping, but that may change with Trump’s policies.

What drives crime is poverty and anger. When people are disrespected, they act out. If they don’t have enough to feed their families, they will steal. The more disparity in wealth, the more likely crime will occur. After all, how would any of us react if we were struggling to buy medicine or food for our family and others were super-rich? Trump’s Big Bill gives tax breaks to the wealthy while taking away food stamps, limiting Medicaid and trying to eliminate Obamacare. His tariffs are causing food and drug prices to skyrocket. He’s putting immigrants and others in detention centers where they are dehumanized, like 36 people having to share 3 toilets. Children are taken from their parents who have no criminal records….they were just law-abiding, hard-working immigrants.

Meanwhile Trump just pardoned his border czar, Tom Homan who was caught on tape taking a $50,000 bribe to give contracts. Trump also pardoned billionaire Ross Ulbricht, founder of Silk Road, an online illegal drug emporium. Ulbricht made cocaine, heroin and other drugs easy to buy and sell.

Criminal behavior is tolerated, even rewarded, by Trump while innocent people are sent to horrible prisons, so don’t be surprised when crime rates begin to climb.

SANDRA FOLZER

Mansfield

Submitted by Virtual Newsroom