County sheriffs in Washington State, have issued an official statement on the annual “Crime in Washington” report, urging everyone to “Vote for candidates who are consistently on the side of law enforcement” in the upcoming primaries. They cite the fact that crime is skyrocketing. Violent crime, murder, rape, and theft are up considerably from last year. In their plea, sheriffs laid the blame for much of the rise at the Legislature’s feet and thus indirectly took aim at the state’s Democratic majority. They say they have repeatedly warned many of those lawmakers that anti-police legislation would tie the hands of law enforcement, hamper efforts to keep the public safe, and fail to hold those who commit crimes accountable, yet those warnings went unheeded.
