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Father, protect our nation. Let us find refuge in You. Give our government officials strength and wisdom to fight against this violence and looting.
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Last week Nichelle Holmes, a Deputy District Attorney in California who made social media posts proclaiming “We want more than a citation for vandalism” for the couple who painted over a Black Lives Matter mural in her jurisdiction. The office has now charged the couple with a “hate crime.”

Holmes’ boss, Diana Becton, is in her first term as elected District Attorney, one of a number of district attorneys heavily supported by lefty billionaire George Soros. Sources tell RedState that as soon as Becton took over she implemented major changes in the way the office was run and in the way crimes were charged and how aggressively cases were prosecuted. One recent change, which I’ll address further in a moment, has to do with charging people for “looting,” which is basically stealing during a state of emergency (i.e., protests or riots).

Becton is BFF’s with St. Louis’ Kim Gardner and Chicago’s Kim Foxx, who’ve been in the news for their terrible policies. This week she co-authored a Politico op-ed with Gardner, Foxx, and two other Soros-funded DA’s explaining their philosophy and 11-point plan for further ruining America’s cities. . . .

The quintuplet started off by sharing their completely inane understanding of the origins of our justice system (apparently not understanding that criminal legal systems pre-date the colonization of North America):

“Our criminal legal system was constructed to control Black people and people of color. Its injustices are not new but are deeply rooted in our country’s shameful history of slavery and legacy of racial violence. The system is acting exactly as it was intended to, and that is the problem.

“We should know: We’re Black, we’re female, and we’re prosecutors. We work as the gatekeepers in this flawed system. And we have some ideas for how to fix it.” . . .

Instead, these prosecutors place a duty to enact societal change upon their deputies and believe they must “rectify past wrongs”:

The decisions that prosecutors make can either work to rectify the inherent harms in the legal system or perpetuate them. Part of our responsibility, as elected public servants, is to be self-aware and recognize that we are part of the problem. It is our moral and ethical duty to start advancing racial equity-minded policies—and community advocates and voters should hold us accountable for doing so.

Working from within, we have begun the steps to rectify past wrongs. We are implementing policies that include declining to prosecute minor offenses, overturning wrongful convictionsrefusing to take cases from officers with a history of racial bias and expunging marijuana convictions. And we are currently working within our own offices to make the system fairer and more just.

Becton, the Contra Costa County DA, is already putting “racial equity-minded policies” in place and enforcing them in her office. The following “Looting Guidelines” document was provided to RedState by a confidential source and verified as authentic by a separate source familiar with the office’s policies.

Soros DA Diana Becton Requires Officers Consider Whether a Looter "Needed" Stolen Goods Before Charging

Screenshot, Contra Costa County CA DA’s Office Internal Guidance

In California, a looting charge essentially increases the severity of a burglary or theft charge if it occurred during a State of Emergency.

According to Shouse California Law Group:

Under Penal Code 463 PC, California law defines “looting” as taking advantage of a state of emergency to commit burglary, grand theft or petty theft. Looting charges can be filed as a misdemeanor or a felony and is punishable by up to 3 years in jail.

Even without any State of Emergency declared after the Black Lives Matter riots started in various California counties, the entire state has been under that declaration since March 4, 2020, when Gov. Newsom instituted a State of Emergency over coronavirus.

In any event, Becton’s charging guidelines for looting read:

Theft Offenses Committed During State of Emergency (PC 463)

In order to promote consistent and equitable filing practices the follow[ing] analysis is to be applied when giving consideration to filing of PC 463 (Looting):

1. Was this theft offense substantially motivated by the state of emergency, or simply a theft offense which occurred contemporaneous to the declared state of emergency?

a. Factors to consider in making this determination:

i. Was the target business open or closed to the public during the state of emergency?
ii. What was the manner and means by which the suspect gained entry to the business?
iii. What was the nature/quantity/value of the goods targeted?
iv. Was the theft committed for financial gain or personal need?
v. Is there an articulable reason why another statute wouldn’t adequately address the particular incident? . . .

This is what’s happening in the Bay Area right now.

This was happening in Becton’s district back in May. . . .

Even Walnut Creek’s mayor knows that this is looting, not protesting, and it’s not because they’re “in need.”

There are numerous cities/counties in which these Soros DA’s are up for election this year. Their potential constituents need to realize that these are not garden-variety leftists running for District Attorney; they are revolutionaries committed to destroying our justice system.

(Excerpt from RedState. Article by Jennifer Van Larr. Photo Credit: Getty Images.)

What do you think  about this DA’s requirement on police officers? Discuss in the comments below what this could mean for our country . . .

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Beth Jones
September 4, 2020

Proverbs 13:22 says …and the wealth of the wicked is laid up for the Just.
We must start collecting quickly. My husband and I have been on the track for that promise to be fulfilled for over 20 years. It Will Happen and the enemies of God Will lose all they have.

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Mimi
September 3, 2020

Declaring the Word of God (the sword of the Spirit) & using the shield of faith by which we extinguish all the flaming missiles of the evil one:
God says, “I will confound their strategy” Isaiah 19:3
“And I will depose you from your office, and I will pull you down from your station” Isaiah 22:19
We pray for righteous leaders, O God, who fear God, not man, who walk in righteousness, love justice, and do not take a bribe.
“And it will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land; for they will cry to the Lord because of oppressors and HE will send them a Savior and a Champion and HE will deliver them. Thus the Lord will make Himself known.” Isaiah 19:20-21
For it is not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord.
We render the funding of the anti-God agenda powerless. “When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will raise up a standard against him.”
The Lord our God is HE who fights for us! We cry out to You, Father, have mercy upon us, forgive our sins, and heal our land. Our hope is in You alone. May You raise up a standard of intercession, fasting, worship throughout the land. Glory to God!

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Michael
September 3, 2020

These calculating anarchists are Figurative officers in a revolutionary coupe whose purposes are to destabilize the rule of law and usher in Marxist revolution. They are already in violation of the constitution and have gone unchecked for years. Behold, now the events are happening that they’ve been working for and what are we to do? Prayer! To be led by the Holy Spirit; to bind the minions of darkness. To forcefully advance the Kingdom of Heaven in those jurisdictions! Speaking God’s Word in the areas affected. Believing that His word will not return to Him void, it will accomplish the purposes for which it was sent.
Dear Lord Jesus,
Help us repent. Help us to seek your face. Help us humble ourselves before you but to also take action according to 2 Corinthians 10:3-6: “For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.“

In Jesus’ Holy Name!
Amen!

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Michael Frost
September 3, 2020

Father in heaven, your Word says my people perish for lack of knowledge. I pray your people would be led to study along with your Word the US Constitution and discover that under oppression we have the right to withdraw our consent to be governed by these ungodly DAs and politicians whom are serving the nefarious agenda of George Soros and his communist one world order. Give us the courage to refuse unconstitutional mandates and unlawful executive orders that are effectively putting us back under slavery that our founding fathers fought so hard and sacrificed everything to free us of.

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    Beth Jones
    September 4, 2020

    This a wonderful idea to study the US Constitution along with the Bible. Thank you for this advice.

Darlene Estlow
September 3, 2020

Father, we look to you in this upside time of “right is wrong” and “wrong is right”. You alone can bring righteous leaders to our cities and states. Break through the evil gates and break through the evil bars. Bring repentance to these leaders and flood tall our cities with righteousness. And thank you Father for what you are doing in our country in the spiritual revival that is happening that we may not see. Give us eyes and may the media show what is happening.

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Dalen Fuller
September 3, 2020

I live in CCC and am shocked to hear that we have a numbskull DA who is tied to Soros – my only dismay is who to go to in order to have these wrongs righted – there is no one in CA above her that doesn’t think like her – I went to Walnut Creek 2 weeks after the initial looting to buy some things and everything was boarded up and the stores (Macy’s & Nordstrom’s) were fairly empty you could see on the shelves they were setting things out to make it look as though they had product – just disgraceful -calling right wrong and wrong right – our God sees the injustices and they will be held accountable for the unrighteousness acts all of them.

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    Delilah Bruch
    September 3, 2020

    The only one I know of who is above them and doesn’t think like them is God. The Word of God says He raises up kings and brings down kings. I have no problem asking God to bring all of those mentioned down from their high posts and raise up righteous leaders in their places. I also pray for George Soros to be radically saved, and all his billions be used to further the Gospel.

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      Dalen Fuller
      September 3, 2020

      Thank you and yes so true and that will be my focus prayer on that subject – i want to just leave CA/Contra Costa County but I think the Lord would have me stay and fight the good fight of faith.

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        Joan Bartruff
        September 3, 2020

        Dalen, God bless you, and all in Contra Costa County against those who would destroy America in any way. I pray for your protection, and they you will be guided to battle according to the Lords’ way, and make a huge difference. Reminds me of scripture, “The fields are white unto harvest and the workers few”. You are one of those workers. God bless, stay safe. In Jesus’ Name

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      Joan Bartruff
      September 3, 2020

      Delilah, I love your “reply” I say, “Amen” in Jesus’ Name.

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