Democrat Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) is calling for a crackdown on violent criminals after she was assaulted in her Washington D.C. apartment last week.
Craig went on CNN and CBS to warn her Democrat colleagues about “woke” soft-on-crime policies that see violent crooks being put “right back out on the street.”
During her interview with CBS, Craig said, โIf you throw somebody in jail for ten days and think, thereโs your punishment and weโre going to let you right back out on the street, what the hell do you thinkโs going to happen?
โI got attacked by someone who the District of Columbia has not prosecuted fully over the course of almost a decade, over the course of 12 assaults before mine that morning.
“I think we have to think about how in the world we can make sure that weโre not just letting criminals out.
โI mean, it wasnโt even in every instance that he got 10 days or 30 days.
“Many times, the charges were completely dropped before any justice was achieved at all.
โWe have to get these repeat offenders off the streets.
โWe also have got to figure out how we get people the mental health and addiction help that they need because these people are getting back out and just recommitting the same crimes over and over and over again.โ
Judge ordered Kendrid Hamlin held in jail pending Wednesday hearing in case of attack against Rep Angie Craig (D-MN)
Hamlin has had 25 bench warrants, string of assault cases & 2019 lewd act case
He's now accused of trapping, punching, attempting to enter apartment of Rep Craig pic.twitter.com/hxEfejPe2j
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) February 14, 2023
While talking to CNN, Craig said, โIt really is just unbelievable that I was the 13th assault, and the reason weโre having a conversation here today and probably the reason that he could be held is because Iโm a member of Congress and this is being adjudicated in federal court this time, unlike the other twelve instances.
โWhat do I want to see happen?
โI want Americans, and especially women, to feel safe in their communities.
โAnd to me, that means we have got to focus our effort on public safety, making sure the people who shouldnโt be released arenโt.
โBut, at the same time, I sit here and I think to myself, how did this happen twelve times in America with addiction, with homelessness, with mental health issues and this individual served ten days, 30 days?
โThatโs no time to be able to get the help that this individual needs either.
โSo, if I can stop there from being a 14th or a 15th or a 20th assault, Iโm going to do that.
โBut at the same time, it really does emphasize the intersection of all of these issues weโre facing as a country.โ
โI was assault no. 13 on his record, and I'mย going toย do everything in my power to make sure there is not a 14โ: @RepAngieCraig says she fought off a man in her D.C. apartment building โ and is now calling for changes to prevent known criminals from targeting new victims. pic.twitter.com/iumGJiQ1I9
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) February 14, 2023