The whole point of law and order and the whole point of the criminal justice system and having punishments is to deter people from committing crimes. Mike Garcia More Quotes by Mike Garcia More Quotes From Mike Garcia [H]e waited far too long to enact sanctions that would deter Putin in some way, our president should not be telling our adversaries what we won’t do. Mike Garcia A young girl, age 15, who is sexually assaulted now has to go face this 17-year-old guy who may have had problems in the past and most certainly will have problems in the future, and it's in an effort to help him instead of helping her, and there's no thought being put into the victim's rights. Mike Garcia I think a lot of these politicians frankly don't have to be very far left to make that mistake, these politicians, including my political opponents, who I'm running against marched in these defund the police movement, and they need to be held accountable. I guess it's no coincidence that now they're all trying to do a 180 on this issue because it's election season, and they know the average voter really doesn't like this idea. Mike Garcia The average American doesn't necessarily care about the Republican Party or the Democrat Party. They care about their own security, they want to know that when they dial 9-1-1, the cops are going to show up and help them. When these progressive, woke politicians start bending the knee to organizations that are fighting for the rights of criminals, that's when we get into this trouble. Mike Garcia It ain’t even raining, the water’s choppy, but we have a full restaurant. Mike Garcia I don't want my nation to become what this state has become. Mike Garcia