Again, this is all by design.
If they let criminals prey on society for long enough, suddenly socialist/communist "solutions" look like a viable alternative.
Destabilization.
Once you realize that everything the left is doing is in support of the revolution and not just a series of unrelated oh the world has gone insane anecdotes, then these stories aren't WTF moments anymore.
That's why they let in 10 million unvetted illegals while insisting that the border was secure.
It's all by design.