True to form, when faced with a palpable urgency to act, Democrats would prefer not to. No matter how far into whacked-out Naziism the GOP moves, no matter how insane the abuse and slander and lies about Democrats being “soft on crime” and “wanting to abolish the police” the Democrats play right along, nodding and tugging forelocks, stepping in synch, aping their partner’s histrionic gestures, like an old Vaudeville “shadow” act, silent, unable to initiate action, only able to freeze, in a ridiculous posture, whenever the Leader turns back to glare at his stooge: “What a maroon.“

Here, as reported by the Sacramento Bee, is the ridiculous frozen posture on police reform that the Democratic California (!@!@!) finds itself in. DURING Kenosha, even basic accountability is “off the table.” Ah, well, it was all for naught, nothing will change, at least for the next couple of years. Turn off the TV, stop wasting your sympathy on those shot by the police, it will all keep going on whether you march or protest or vote, or just sit home peeling grapes.

“So much for the moist eyes and feigned empathy some California Democrats showcased during the Black Lives Matter marches that followed the police killing of George Floyd. Despite performative emoting by powerful members of California’s ruling party, a slate of necessary police reforms may be headed for full or partial defeat in the California State Legislature. The bills, which met strong resistance from law enforcement groups and some weak-kneed legislators, teetered near the brink of failure on Wednesday. Among the bills facing an uphill battle or outright defeat:

▪ The Deadly Force Accountability Act (Assembly Bill 1506). This bill by Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, would allow local law enforcement leaders and district attorneys to request that the California state attorney general investigate police shootings. But despite the fact that the bill enjoys support from a large coalition of groups, including the NAACP and the California Police Chiefs Association, it has had one very powerful opponent: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who has repeatedly made it clear that he’s no friend of police reform.

▪ Police Decertification (Senate Bill 731). This crucial bill by Steve Bradford, D-Gardena, would allow California to decertify police officers who break the law or engage in serious misconduct. Forty-five states already have the power to do this, but not “progressive” California, where dangerous or criminal officers can simply take their badge and gun and move to another police force. “Criminal Cops,” an investigation conducted by a consortium of California media outlets including McClatchy, highlighted the problem last year.

Bradford blasted fellow lawmakers who hesitated to support his bill despite their public expressions of support for police reform during George Floyd protests.

“We were quick to show up for photo ops, but when it comes to doing the real work some of them are not true believers,” Bradford told the Associated Press. “This shouldn’t be a moment, but a true movement, and I hope they find the courage to do the right thing.”

▪ Police record transparency (SB 776). This bill by state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, would increase AB 1185 for law enforcement. It would require departments and agencies to turn over records related to officers accused of racist or discriminatory behavior or who have been repeatedly accused of violating rules to conduct searches or arrests. It would expand on Skinner’s previous bill, SB 1421, which required law enforcement agencies to release records involving shootings and other uses of deadly force. Police groups fought SB 1421 tooth and nail, and some law enforcement leaders refused to comply with the law after it passed, including Attorney General Becerra.”

Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article245286690.html#storylink=cpy