You can tell a lot about a society by who it puts on a pedestal. In a healthy nation, we honor genuine heroes: the soldier who defends our freedom, the officer who runs toward danger, and the citizen who works to build a better community. These commendations are supposed to mean something—a reflection of our shared values.

But in the corrupted political landscape of modern liberal cities, these traditions have been twisted into some kind of woke, upside-down parody. The very definition of a hero has been inverted, where virtue is punished and defiance is celebrated. And nowhere is the theater of the absurd more pronounced than Los Angeles, where the city council decided to hand out an official honor for a truly mind-boggling reason.

From ‘The Post Millennial’:

An illegal immigrant accused of ramming federal vehicles in Los Angeles was given an award by the city council just a few months prior.

44-year-old Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a Mexican national, currently faces charges of assaulting a federal officer following the incident, which occurred during an attempted traffic stop. Parias allegedly rammed his Toyota Camry into law enforcement vehicles after he was boxed in and refused to ignore commands from law enforcement.

Parias [had] previously been given award by the city council for his online exposure of ICE raids.

From Honoree to Violent Assailant

Just a few months after being lauded by the city, this celebrated ‘pillar of the community,’ as LA City Councilman Curren Price called him, didn’t wait long to show his true colors. Shocking, I know. When federal agents finally caught up with him to serve an outstanding immigration warrant, Parias didn’t go quietly. He allegedly used his car as a weapon, ramming it forward and backward into law enforcement vehicles in a violent bid to escape.

The scene was pure chaos. According to reports, Parias’s desperate maneuvers caused “large plumes of smoke” to fill the air as his tires shredded, flinging debris that struck the agents. Forget ‘fearless citizen journalist.’ This was a dangerous felon-in-the-making, and our agents were the target. As Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli later stated, “A vehicle is a deadly weapon.” The confrontation only ended when an agent was forced to open fire, wounding Parias.

This is the man the Los Angeles City Council chose to honor. They didn’t just look the other way; they actively rewarded an illegal alien for his campaign to undermine the very people who protect our nation.

The Predictable Result of Democrat Policy

This incident isn’t some bizarre anomaly. It is the logical and terrifying end game of the Democrats’ open-borders agenda and their creation of “sanctuary cities.” These policies are engineered for exactly this purpose: to shield illegal immigrants from the law. The U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed that Parias “had avoided capture before,” proof that the sanctuary system worked as designed. It protected a wanted man and allowed him to operate freely until his behavior escalated into violence.

And right on cue, the moment their new hero was caught red-handed, the excuse-making machine cranked into high gear. Parias’s attorney claimed his client is a “calm man” who “works hard” and has “no criminal record.” This is the predictable script, a pathetic attempt to obscure the truth: Democrats are not fighting for Americans. They are fighting for criminals who spit on our nation’s sovereignty.

The situation in Los Angeles lays the Democrats’ true allegiance bare. They have made a conscious choice to side with chaos over order and with illegal aliens over the federal officers sworn to protect us. At the end of the day, the choice couldn’t be clearer. We can be a nation that enforces its laws and defends its borders, or we can follow the path of Los Angeles—a path where the government hands out awards to the very people trying to burn it all down.

Key Takeaways

• Democrat-led cities are now rewarding individuals for obstructing federal law enforcement.
• Sanctuary city policies provide a safe haven for wanted criminals to operate openly.
• The Left’s agenda prioritizes illegal aliens over the safety of American citizens.
• Official commendations are being used to legitimize anti-American, lawless behavior.

Sources: The Post Millennial, Mail Online