Rapper-turned-actor 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) took to Instagram on Saturday to share his feelings on just how bad Los Angeles, California, will become after instituting zero bail policies for a slew of offenses.
“LA is finished watch how bad it gets out there,” 50 Cent posted to his almost 30 million Instagram followers. “SMH.”
50 Cent was referencing a Fox 11 news hit discussing the policy shift, which is believed to destroy what little quality of life inhabitants of LA have left. Theft, shoplifting, drug use, vandalism, battery and a series of other crimes will no longer require offenders to post bail after their arrest.
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At least one outlet, Deadline, tried to argue that the policy does not apply to violent crimes, but I would personally call battery a form of violence. Unless the dictionary definition of “battery” has changed to something other than “beating the heck out of someone,” I have no idea where Deadline got this idea from.
After reading Deadline’s report of his Instagram activity, 50 Cent called them out publicly for bringing up his historical run-ins with the law. But he noted that these are well into his past and that he is a born-again Christian. (RELATED: Gavin Newsom Admits He’s Oblivious To LA District Attorney’s Work As Public Sounds Alarm On Crime Spike)
The outlet also linked to a study shared by Fox News that found California’s violent crime tripled under a previous no-bail policy. So, 50 Cent is correct. By instituting a zero-bail policy, LA has essentially invited every single criminal to the enormous, sprawling megalopolis. God Bless those who remain within the confines of such terrible politics and social decline.