“In Atlanta, Violent Crime Surges” was the screaming headline in The Wall Street Journal this week. The paper reported what many Georgia media outlets don’t: “As of July 11, 106 people were shot over a 28-day period, marking a sharp increase from 40 people during the same period in 2019 according to Atlanta Police Department data.” And an eight-year-old girl was among these victims in an area taken over by armed thugs where the police were ordered to stand down by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Also, so-called “water boys” have been attacking motorists in the middle of major intersections in recent days if they didn’t “buy” water bottles. In the midst of this “trend of lawlessness,” as Gov. Brian Kemp describes it, Atlanta’s national image is SINKING…
ICE operation catches criminals
During the Biden administration illegal immigrants overwhelmed systems ranging from healthcare to schools. Illegal alien street gangs flourished. Now, though, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the results of an enhanced immigration enforcement operation throughout Georgia. “Operation Safe Community” yielded 1,226 immigration arrests in recent weeks. Of those individuals who snuck across our borders, 720 had been convicted or charged with crimes in the U.S. According to ICE, the criminal histories of the arrested aliens include sex crimes, crimes against children, aggravated assault, assault and battery, drug crimes, lewd and lascivious acts, weapons crimes and burglary. Incarceration and deportation of Georgia’s illegal immigrants are RISING…
