It's easier to destroy than to build. That's why the left often triumphs. Once its destructive rampage has swept through a sector of American society, it becomes much harder to reverse.
Obama's pro-crime policies have left a major mark on cities like Baltimore. But it doesn't end there. Even with Obama out and Sessions at DOJ reversing some of the pro-crime policies, particularly those benefiting drug dealers and targeting police departments, the damage continues to unfold.
The ambush shooting that killed a New York City police officer in the Bronx marked the latest in a growing number of officer deaths in 2017, up 18 percent from this time last year. A total of 67 officers have died so far this year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. It found there were 57 officer deaths between January 1 and July 5, 2016. In addition, gun-related deaths have risen by 9 percent, from 22 to 24 for 2017, the researchers say. The figures suggest a grim trend; 2016 was the deadliest year for police in 5 years. A total of 135 officers died last year.
It goes without saying that these are both horrifying numbers and a grim trend.
Black Nationalist terror, backed and unleashed by Obama and his Black Lives Matter allies, certainly played a role, but we're also seeing a larger rise. And that's due to fundamental changes in the interaction between a Ferguson effect law enforcement and an emboldened criminal element.
Reversing that will take time. And in urban areas where the politicians belong to the left which has allied with the racist terror group known as Black Lives Matter, there may be no reversals.
President Trump can only do so much. New York City and Chicago have irresponsible leaders who have sold out police officers to racist thugs, And the price is being paid.