Editorial: L.A.'s smash-and-grab robberies are terrible, but not spurred by criminal justice reform

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Any free society needs law enforcement agencies that are sufficiently modern, well-equipped and nimble to respond to criminals who are constantly seeking new ways to steal.
40% : If unable to head off the attacks -- a difficult task -- effective law enforcement follows up on the back end with tireless work to identify the perpetrators and planners, and the receivers and sellers of stolen property and bring them to justice.
35% : They claim these robberies are the result of criminal justice reform.
23% : Californians, to their credit, are a savvy bunch who have repeatedly rejected falsehoods about criminal justice reform thrown at them by some fact-challenged prosecutors, candidates and law enforcement leaders.

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