Chris Moritz

Gaston refused, as one of his initial directives, to try juveniles as adults, ever. So this is the consequence. Again, all of these types of policies have a predictable response. And another thing I would say that is just, I think, quite interesting is the influence of the Mexican drug cartels in California is far, far more profound than anyone possibly realizes.

Gaston refused, as one of his initial directives, to try juveniles as adults, ever. So this is the consequence. Again, all of these types of policies have a predictable response. And another thing I would say that is just, I think, quite interesting is the influence of the Mexican drug cartels in California is far, far more profound than anyone possibly realizes.

And essentially what I have learned through many, many hours of interviews with cops and prosecutors is that sometime in the late 2000s, the Mexican drug cartels moved into California to essentially execute a hostile takeover of the drug trade, which was primarily dominated by the Bloods and the Crips and legacy black gangs. And the cartels said to these gangs that

And essentially what I have learned through many, many hours of interviews with cops and prosecutors is that sometime in the late 2000s, the Mexican drug cartels moved into California to essentially execute a hostile takeover of the drug trade, which was primarily dominated by the Bloods and the Crips and legacy black gangs. And the cartels said to these gangs that

if we catch you selling dope without sanction, we will cut your head off. And they meant it literally. Right, so they brought the Mexican style savagery, which I call sort of pre-Columbian sort of atavistic savagery into this state. The legacy Black Kings, well, they got the message fast. So they had to find a new vertical of crime to continue their operations. What was the easy target?

if we catch you selling dope without sanction, we will cut your head off. And they meant it literally. Right, so they brought the Mexican style savagery, which I call sort of pre-Columbian sort of atavistic savagery into this state. The legacy Black Kings, well, they got the message fast. So they had to find a new vertical of crime to continue their operations. What was the easy target?

Residential burglaries. And it just so happened that in the state, we barely take them seriously. You are more likely to get robbed, burglarized, beaten or your car stolen in California than in any other state in the country by far, by like double.

Residential burglaries. And it just so happened that in the state, we barely take them seriously. You are more likely to get robbed, burglarized, beaten or your car stolen in California than in any other state in the country by far, by like double.

Look, I'm a third-generation Santa Monaghan. My house is my castle.

Look, I'm a third-generation Santa Monaghan. My house is my castle.

My grandfather was... We're from Liverpool originally. There's a lot of English in Santa Monica. And Santa Monica was a great place up until the communists took over. It's Steven Miller, one of my best friends, okay? He's also from Santa Monica. There's a lot of great folks from Santa Monica and Southern California, but we're surviving. And again, my home is my castle. I'm not giving up.

My grandfather was... We're from Liverpool originally. There's a lot of English in Santa Monica. And Santa Monica was a great place up until the communists took over. It's Steven Miller, one of my best friends, okay? He's also from Santa Monica. There's a lot of great folks from Santa Monica and Southern California, but we're surviving. And again, my home is my castle. I'm not giving up.

And I love my state. I love California.

And I love my state. I love California.

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And on my X profile.

And on my X profile.

Yeah.

Yeah.