Most Democratic Party leaders appear to be biting down on their tongues to avoid comparing American police officers to the Nazi Gestapo. But as any “Gestapo” Twitter search will attest, the Left isn’t quite ready to give up.

Hence the stupid and dangerous Gestapo tsunami continues to build. As with a real-life tsunami, in which a massive tidal retreat is induced prior to the actual wave impact, liberal activists have taken heart from the great blue retreat — the decision by police officers to scale back their patrolling and counter-gang operations. Which is to say, those activities most likely to deter, detect, and defeat violent criminal activity.