NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: 'The Five' hosts, joined by the British television personality Piers Morgan, suggested that stricter laws should be applied in the state of California in order to curb crime.
The state has recently been seeing a surge in crime, especially multiple robberies, including one at a Gucci store that took place in a mall in Los Angeles.
The hosts criticized the state for being too "liberal" with the way they are dealing with crime after making criminal laws more and more lenient, blaming the "cashless bail policy."
Host Jeanine Pirro also shared her concerns over a possible economic crisis on the horizon with the rise in robberies.
'The Five' hosts slam the lenient laws in California
Host and former Judge Jeanine Pirro brought her experience in the field to the table by recalling the history of criminal laws in California.
Pirro discussed how the state passed laws that "reduced felonies to misdemeanors as it related to grand larceny" and "get you out of jail sooner for a non-violent felony."
She went on to reveal that these "non-violent" felonies included the rape of an unconscious woman and hostage-taking. The former judge also mentioned that cash bail was eliminated by the state.
"If you end up robbing a store, you'll get bail on the same day so you can hit another store," Pirro commented, referring to the robbers behind the Gucci store robbery who were out on bail as well.
"They've got to change the law," Pirro said, adding that the law should be changed in a way where "you can't be out on bail for two separate felonies." She added that America would become a third-world country because of the robberies.
Piers Morgan brings up strict Singaporean criminal punishment
Filling in for Democrat Jessica Tarlov, Piers Morgan was part of 'The Five' panel.
The British news personality brought up the laws against criminal activity in Singapore to stand as a comparison against the much lenient Californian ones.
Referring to "flash mob robbers," Morgans said, "They are completely brazen and acting with such impunity because they think there is zero chance for being properly held accountable for what they are doing," Morgan said.
He went on to mention how Singapore instead punished such felons with up to 20 years in jail, depending on the severity of the crime, along with subjecting robbers to caning.
"Guess what? The robbery rate in Singapore is 1.3 cases per 100,000 population," Morgan revealed.
