Carroll County State’s Attorney Haven Shoemaker recently announced that he intends to leave Maryland at the end of his term this year. Shoemaker called Maryland a “lost cause,” drawing heavy criticism on social media from residents who believe he is completely wrong.
State Attorney Haven recently said in an interview with WBFF FOX45 Baltimore that “Wes Moore and the Democrats in the General Assembly, you’ve won. I’m leaving.” He seemingly lost his faith in Maryland, criticizing the state and explaining that several issues led to his decision to leave.
Some of Haven’s criticisms of Maryland included the Youth Charging Reform Act, which ended the automatic charging of 16 and 17-year-olds as adults for certain drug and violence-related crimes, as well as high taxes. He also criticized the Community Trust Act, which aims to limit cooperation with ICE agents in the state.
Maryland Residents Criticize Haven Shoemaker
Shoemaker’s claims that the state was a “lost cause” irritated many Maryland residents, who fired back: “Yeah, wow, what a lost cause. How dare we ban dynamic pricing and require employers to offer 3 months leave to new parents, oh the horror.”
Others made fun of the state’s attorney, saying, “He just wants to stretch that pension and pay lower taxes,” and “This is just someone loudly announcing they’re leaving social media, but in real life.” Someone else summarized the situation with harsh words against the state’s attorney: “Sometimes the trash takes itself out.”
One user compared Shoemaker’s attitude to something they have seen repeatedly when visiting their parents in other states: “I meet so many people when I visit my dad in Florida or my mom in South Carolina, talking about how they ‘escaped’ that liberal hellhole. Yeah, you lament our taxes and regulations, but you enjoy all the fruits that those policies benefit you in thousands of indirect ways until you have extracted all the benefits from said policies and then have a comfy retirement for cheap elsewhere.”
It remains to be seen whether Shoemaker will actually leave the state and not pursue another term, but if these reactions are any indication, it is likely that many Maryland residents will not miss him if he ultimately decides to retire.
