Crane's Corner: 9-7-21 Murder in Land Park

It was a vicious crime spree. A senseless crime spree. Awful as it was, the murder of a quiet animal loving Land Park woman may wind up being more than just a crime statistic in a state governed by people who tire of keeping them, blaming everyone and everything but the criminal for his assault on Mary Kate Tibbits and human decency.

Police say the woman was sexually assaulted and murdered  by a homeless drug addict with a significant criminal record. 51 year old Troy Davis had a serious meth habit and a long and violent criminal record, Most recently arrested for car theft in June, the 51 year old somehow appeared before a judge who somehow arrived at the idea that letting an unemployed violent homeless criminal back on the streets of Sacramento was the right thing to do. Perhaps the judges hands were tied. Maybe the release was related to co vid or maybe Davis just didn’t have to post bail because he didn’t have cash, and as a poor person in the criminal justice system, keeping him in the County jail would have compounded a problem liberals seem hell bent to solve. So Troy Davis arrested for stealing a car in June faced a judge and was released with a promise to return to court later in the month, He didn’t show up for his hearing, But last Thursday he was seen on a doorbell video pleasuring himself at the home  of a neighbor of Mary Kate Tibbitts. Friday night, police say Davis, who might have been cranked up, broke into the woman’s home and turned violent. Killing two dogs, sexually assaulting and murdering the Tibbits then setting her home on fire. The Sac PD found and arrested Davis over the weekend. 

The horror of his alleged crimes and the idiocy of the policies that allowed that behavior to continue unchecked has even the most liberal leaders wringing their hands. Maybe that's it. Maybe this state is going so far left, on so many levels, that it’s going to slowly start moving back to the center if not the right.

Awful that Mary Kate Tibbits had to be the victim of a terrible injustice for California to get a wake up call. Crime needs to be punished and the criminals need not be released until people paid to handle them are allowed to do their jobs, and only when they say it’s time,

Oh and Mayor Steinberg and other suddenly concerned leaders. Davis is a homeless drug addict. Not all homeless are drug addicts. Not all homeless drug users are violent. But that's a solid operational theory until proven otherwise. Just warehousing them in former hotels or mini homes with a toilet and a shower won’t cut it. Many of them need mental help and support along with shelter. We all have rights---the best part about America. But it’s time to balance with compassion and good sense the rights of the law abiding with those who’ve forfeited their rights to drugs and crime and too many others who have lost their homes and their way before they lose their lives or take someone else.