77 FELONIES! IS YOUR COUNTY NURSE A CRIMINAL? (PROBABLY, IF DEM-TRAINED)

Edhat, bless its heart, dutifully reported that a local home health nurse is looking at a whopping 77 felony charges for allegedly pilfering from her elderly patients. Seventy-seven! One might almost commend the sheer industriousness, if it wasn't for the fact that these alleged crimes targeted our most vulnerable. But here at The Whipping Post, we ask: what took so long, and what *else* is festering in this deeply progressive, utterly bureaucratic county?

Because let's be real, folks. When you import the kind of 'compassion' preached by the modern left, where 'equity' often means a free pass for some and a target on the backs of others, you get this kind of rot. This isn't just one bad apple; it's a symptom of a system that's too busy virtue-signaling about 'social justice' to actually administer justice, or even basic fiduciary oversight. While the D.A. preens, how many other publicly-funded health programs are hemorrhaging taxpayer dollars and trust? How many other 'caregivers' are viewing their vulnerable charges as personal ATMs, confident that the convoluted county bureaucracy is too slow-witted to catch on?

Our take? This 'alleged' nurse, Rosanne Marquis, is merely a product of her environment. An environment where personal responsibility is outsourced to the state, and the state, run by a revolving door of left-leaning ideologues, is too busy planning the next climate change initiative or re-education program to ensure Grandma doesn't get ripped off. It’s a sad state of affairs when the local media gets a scoop on blatant fraud, and we’re left wondering if this is the tip of an iceberg or just another Tuesday in Santa Barbara County.