NAACP Oakland blames progressive policies for increase in crime: "It's not racist or nasty to want to be safe"

Just as the old saying goes: 'A closed mouth never gets fed.' "We had to open our mouths, we had to say something,” said Cynthia Adams, president of the Oakland chapter of NAACP, in a recent interview to defend a letter she had addressed to "all elected leaders" in her city.

The letter criticized progressive policies, such as defunding the police, drew criticism from circles traditionally allied with the organization that "builds black political power to end structural racism," but won the support of the organization's statewide president, Rick Callender:

The note

The letter signed by Adams and Bishop Bob Jackson from the Acts Full Gospel Church begins by stating "Oakland residents are sick and tired of our intolerable public safety crisis that overwhelmingly impacts minority communities.”

In the letter sent late last week, just days before the NAACP state conference, Adams called for a state of emergency to be declared and asked for "massive resources" to be provided to address the crime wave sweeping Oakland:

Adams discusses the reasons for the increase in crime. She mentions several initiatives promoted by the NAACP and the left in general:

Adams and Jackson also argued that alternative pathways to crime must be created for young people and that industrial and logistical jobs should be created, because "progressive policies and failed leadership have chased away or delayed significant blue collar job development."

Soros Prosecutor

Pamela Price is the Alameda County prosecutor who the NAACP Oakland accused of lacking the will "to charge and prosecute." According to the site Influence Watch, Price received financial support from George Soros during her campaign for office through the California Justice & Public Safety PAC.

Price's platform included measures such as no longer incarcerating or charging people under the age of 18, holding police officers accountable for their illegal behavior, and establishing progressive metrics to evaluate the work of prosecutors beyond conviction rates.

While in office, Price was criticized for allegedly being targeted as a speaker at a public event repudiating the "anti-Price media," specifically ABC1. Journalist Dan Noyes shared a flyer from the event:

Less than a year into her term as prosecutor, Price is already facing a recall campaign.