Alameda County Judge Kevin Murphy was walking to work after parking his car in an Oakland parking garage on Thursday morning when he was ambushed by three thugs in broad daylight and robbed of all the possessions he had on him.
According to the New York Post and ABC7, Judge Murphy was walking the two blocks from the parking garage to his office when three men in masks jumped him. One held him at gunpoint while the other two demanded his Rolex watch, wallet, and car keys.
Fortunately, the judge was unharmed in the robbery, as the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office reported in a statement posted to Twitter, saying, “Today, at around 8:50 a.m., an Alameda Co. judge was robbed of his Rolex, wallet, and other personal effects at gunpoint after he exited his vehicle at the ALCO Park garage at 13th St/Madison St in Oakland. We are happy to report the judge was not injured.”
Continuing, the sheriff’s office vaguely described Judge Murphy’s assailants, describing them only as men in masks. In that part of the statement, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office said, “The suspects are described as three unknown males wearing masks. Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Investigations is actively working to develop suspect information and evidence with the assistance of the Oakland Police Department.”
The suspects are described as three unknown males wearing masks. Alameda County Sheriff’s Office Investigations is actively working to develop suspect information and evidence with the assistance of the Oakland Police Department.
Please contact the ACSO at 510-667-7721 w/info.
— Alameda County Sheriff (@ACSOSheriffs) June 1, 2023
Commenting on that post, many commenters pointed out that the vague description was unhelpful, saying things like “You seemed to have omitted race, height, weight, and clothing. Three dudes in masks isn’t very helpful 😕” and “3 unknown males would make it rather hard to develop a lead.”
Another frustrated commenter argued that the robbers will face no repercussions because of how California treats criminals with kid gloves, saying, “It is simply “redistribution of wealth”. The guys will be caught, get $0 bail, be out robbing again within hours. Will someday maybe go to court, if they bother to show, and get some sort of “diversion”. I can’t wait to move back to the USA from California.”
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Crime has become a similar problem in Los Angeles, with crime jumping to sixty crimes per thousand residents in 2022, an 11 percent jump. That crime rate includes both property crime and violent crime.
Many on the right blame Los Angeles’ crime problem on two main things. The first is the less than harsh way California tends to treat criminals, which they say does not deter crime because criminals aren’t worried about the consequences of their actions. The other is strict gun control laws in California, which many conservatives argue leaves law-abiding citizens unable to defend themselves from the ravages of criminal elements in the city. That, they argue, in turn leads to increased crime because criminals don’t fear that they could get shot when attempting to rob or otherwise prey upon someone.
Featured image credit: Alameda County Sheriff’s Office