Government Oversight

Repeat Offender Rammed Crowd in LA—Why Are Dangerous Parolees Still on the Streets?

By Economics Desk | July 21, 2025

Fernando Ramirez, a convicted felon on parole with a long criminal record, drove into a crowd of 36 people in Los Angeles. This tragedy exposes the dangerous consequences of lax parole oversight and calls for urgent reform to protect American communities.

The shocking car-ramming incident early Saturday in east Hollywood has once again exposed glaring flaws in California’s criminal justice system and its parole practices. Fernando Ramirez, a 29-year-old man with an extensive criminal history—including a felony battery conviction and recent domestic violence charges—deliberately drove his Nissan Versa into a crowd waiting outside an event venue, injuring at least 36 innocent bystanders. Ramirez was on parole at the time, raising urgent questions about how dangerous individuals are allowed back onto American streets before they have fully paid their debt to society. The fact that Ramirez had been convicted for attacking a...

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