{"id":90308,"date":"2019-08-28T14:04:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T18:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=90308"},"modified":"2019-08-28T21:23:15","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T01:23:15","slug":"cal-thomas-san-francisco-has-a-new-definition-of-political-insanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=90308","title":{"rendered":"Cal Thomas: San Francisco has a new definition of political insanity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nLeft Behind: Homeless Crisis in San Francisco<\/em><\/p>\n

(You won’t believe this one)<\/h3>\n

Wilted Willie was thoughtful enough to bring this article up with us for posting. The once beautiful City By the Bay has become unrecognizable, a warm weather haven for the homeless. Human waste and used syringes litter the streets, tent cities have sprouted up everywhere, pan handlers accosting citizens for drug money. This is the result of decades of progressive governance. How to deal with the problem? Fortunately, the SF Board of Supervisors have a plan.<\/p>\n

Cal Thomas relates…<\/strong><\/p>\n

San Francisco, a city described in song for its natural beauty, is descending into an abyss of homelessness, the use of sidewalks as toilets and a place you might not want to visit, much less live.<\/p>\n

The latest, but surely not the last demonstration of insanity, is San Francisco\u2019s Board of Supervisors’ adoption of new \u201cperson first\u201d language guidelines meant to \u201cchange the public\u2019s perception of criminals.\u201d The words \u201cconvicted felon,\u201d \u201coffender,\u201d \u201cconvict,\u201d \u201caddict\u201d and \u201cjuvenile delinquent\u201d are out. These individuals will henceforth be referred to as a \u201cjustice-involved person.\u201d Someone previously called a \u201ccriminal\u201d will now be referred to as \u201ca returning resident,\u201d or \u201ca formerly incarcerated person.\u201d<\/p>\n

Supervisor Matt Haney told the San Francisco Chronicle the intent is to keep people from being \u201cforever labeled for the worst things that they have done. We want them, ultimately to become contributing citizens, and referring to them as felons is like a scarlet letter that they can never get away from.\u201d<\/p>\n

A noble objective, to be sure, but language has \u2014 or used to have \u2014 a purpose beyond interpersonal communication. Like so much else today, language has now been appropriated to advance political agendas.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Instead of actually fixing the problem, the SF Word Police will throw euphemisms so the often drug addicted, mentally unbalanced and plain criminals will “feel” better about their lot. Never mind the filth, disease and danger the citizens face. It is a classic Progressive tactic to shift the focus from the problem to the person, who will be browbeaten for not using the “new-speak.” It’s Orwellian. <\/p>\n

Thanks again, WW. The rest of the article may be viewed here: Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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