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George Soros: Treat drugs as a disease, not a crime

2022-08-05 20:55:36Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
George Soros: Treat drugs as a disease, not a crime
George Soros

Left-wing billionaire George Soros insists soft-on-crime prosecutors, who he has backed with millions of dollars, are making the criminal justice system 'more effective and fair', and warned he has no intention of giving up from their support.

The Hungarian-born 91-year-old wrote in the Wall Street Journal that the program of top prosecutors like Alvin Bragg in Manhattan is "popular" and "effective."

This program involves prioritizing the resources of the criminal justice system to protect people in the face of violent crime. He wants us to treat drug addiction as a disease, not a crime. It also calls for an end to the criminalization of poverty and mental illness', Soros writes in his opinion, adding below: 'The goal is not to defund the police but to restore trust between the police and citizens, a partnership that strengthens crime solving. '.

Soros wrote the opinion amid a wave of criticism against soft-spoken prosecutors that led to calls from voters in San Francisco to oust District Attorney Chesa Boudin after an increase in burglaries, drug sales and daylight assaults, mostly against Asian-Americans. Further south, in Los Angeles, calls are being made to oust prosecutor George Gascon — who received nearly $3 million in campaign funds from Soros.

Bragg — whose campaign received $1 million from Soros through political action committee Color of Change — has often been criticized for letting criminals go free while going after New Yorkers in self-defense.

Soros blamed the rise in crime across the country on 'an alarming rise in mental illness among young people due to Covid-imposed isolation, backsliding in policing due to protests against criminal justice reform, and the rise of arms trafficking'.

The Capital Research Center reported in January of this year that Soros has given more than $29 million to left-wing prosecutors through a network of political action committees. Other prosecutors who have benefited are Larry Krasner in Philadelphia, Kim Foxx in Cook County, Illinois, Kim Gardner in St. Louis and Kim Ogg in Harris County, Texas.

Instead of investing billions of dollars to keep people in prison, writes Soros, 'we should invest more in crime prevention with strategies that work: engaging mental health professionals in crisis situations, investing in youth programs and to create educational opportunities in prisons. This reduces the likelihood that those incarcerated will commit other crimes after release.'

That's why I supported the election of prosecutors who support the reform. I did it in a transparent way and I have no intention of stopping', concludes Soros. / New York Post


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