Conservative Media Personality ROBBED In Oakland While Reporting About Rising Crime

The left hates it when anyone points out their policies encourage rising crime rates.

But it’s difficult not to call attention to it when it is happening in nearly every populous blue city across the nation.

They often claim that right-wing media is purposely going out of their way to make hyperbolic assertions that aren’t by and large true.

Enter conservative media personality Benny Johnson, who was filling a piece about rising crime in Oakland, California.

He was highlighting the fact that the popular fast-food franchise, In-N-Out Burger, has recently closed its establishment in the city. It is the only In-N-Out Burger location to ever shutter its doors.

The reason they decided to stop operations was allegedly due to people getting robbed in the drive-thru.

Ironically, Johnson himself was a victim of a robbery attempt as he filmed the piece about rising crime in Oakland.

I Just Got ROBBED At In-N-Out Burger 🍔 pic.twitter.com/gylc7z5O5T

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 18, 2024

An associate of Johnson’s was in the vehicle as the break-in occurred.

I was in the car when it happened, the rest of the team was probably about 20 feet away.

A car pulled up, someone jumped out, smashed the window and tried to take a bag, I had to rip it from his hands and told him to “f*ck off” 🤣

Oakland is a third world country. pic.twitter.com/mhNmE93qKj

— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) April 18, 2024

Individuals on social media pointed out that this is business as usual in the Bay Area.

In fairness, this is common for journalists in the Bay Area. https://t.co/X4FTxmqcUr

— AdamInHTownTX (Not a Neurologist) (@AdamInHTownTX) April 18, 2024

That’s the #California norm.https://t.co/ffCJXpquRR

— MAC (@NowItsKnown) April 18, 2024

Watching Democrats try and worm their way around explaining this event away as sensational journalism should be interesting.

While many may still try and push aside the notion this had anything to do with liberal policies, according to the numbers, they aren’t trying to get into this utopian state.

pic.twitter.com/QRQpEEpcqk

— Patriot Luis (@3andeye) April 18, 2024

Gavin Newsom is the U-haul employee of the year for good reason. pic.twitter.com/peGUc3a9n1

— Planet Of Memes (@PlanetOfMemes) April 18, 2024

California has quickly become a perfect example of what NOT to do if you want to live in a safe, productive environment.

Democrat policies are trash! pic.twitter.com/n0wLRq1mRa

— 🔥Desiree🔥 (@DesireeAmerica4) April 18, 2024

If they keep these policies going, California may find itself without a population left to govern.

CNN reported earlier this year about the crisis that rising crime rates in Oakland are causing:

In-N-Out is permanently closing one of its restaurants for the first time ever, saying that its Oakland location will soon shutter because of car break-ins, property damage, theft, and armed robberies targeting employees and customers. Denny’s is shuttering its only location in Oakland after more than 54 years, citing public safety concerns.

Kaiser Permenente said a number of its employees working in its downtown Oakland offices were victims of armed robberies, vehicle theft and other crimes in the latter part of 2023. Kaiser reportedly issued a memo to employees recommending that staff stay in buildings for lunch. The company did not comment on the memo to CNN.

And Clorox said it hired uniformed security guards to chaperone employees to the office from public transit stations, parking garages, restaurants and coffee shops.

Homicide, gun assaults and most other violent crime fell in US cities last year, but they remain above pre-pandemic levels.

The number of homicides in 2023 fell by 10% compared to 2022, according to a study of crime trends in 38 cities by the Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan criminal justice policy organization. (The study did not include Oakland.)