by Kerry Dougherty

More than 1 million people live in Fairfax County, Va.

They aren’t like the rest of us.

For reasons no one can explain, voters in this wealthy suburb repeatedly vote for a chief prosecutor who coddles criminals and has an absolutely bizarre philosophy about crime and punishment. Elected first in 2019 and re-elected in 2023, Steve Descano is the worst commonwealth’s attorney in Virginia, and it isn’t even close. Naturally, he’s backed by George Soros money.

Here is Descano’s morally indefensible theory of crime and punishment:

“If two people commit the same crime, but only one’s punishment includes deportation, that’s a perversion of justice and not a reflection of the values of Fairfax County. – Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano’s website.

This perverse fondness for illegal aliens who have committed serious crimes – including murder – has resulted in the release of scores of illegals and lenient plea deals for others.

Normal Virginians are outraged when someone who is in the country illegally turns out to be a predator. Not Fairfax’s top prosecutor.

Fairfax prosecutors coddle illegal alien criminals and go to great lengths to keep them in their community, even as the body count rises. They also show compassion for males who sexually assault girls in public schools.

This insane attitude toward crime will spread across the commonwealth if voters approve the April 21 referendum to gerrymander congressional districts. Continue reading.