Are you worried about losing your job? asks Yekutiel. No. Boudin says he just wants to do his job.
-
Show this thread
-
Now onto the recall. Boudin believes that attention should be turned toward making change and criminal justice reform: "It's not made by $20,000 a day on paid signature gatherers," he says.
4 replies 1 retweet 3 likesShow this thread -
Now onto retail crime. He's talking about thefts of Gucci bags and items from Walgreens. "What we learned is we're never going to prosecute our way out of retail theft. Most retail theft doesn't get reported." Of the thefts that are reported about 2% result in an arrest, he says.
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
"The outcome is that police can rarely make arrests and if police can't make arrests we can't prosecute," says
@chesaboudin. So he says that the focus should be on helping police to make arrests so that the DA's office can prosecute.4 replies 0 retweets 4 likesShow this thread -
Now onto
#gunviolence. Boudin says violent crimes are down & homicides are at a 50-year low, but that every life still counts. "We must find a way of bringing homicides down. We need to think big picture about gun violence. You cannot bring someone back after they've been shot."2 replies 1 retweet 3 likesShow this thread -
Now Boudin is speaking on
#restorativejustice and services for victims of crime: "We should serve and support crime victims regardless of whether police make an arrest. We must invest not only in punitive justice but also in healing."1 reply 1 retweet 3 likesShow this thread -
Big surprise! Boudin just announced that he's going to be a father.
"Mazel tov!" says Yekutiel. "There's nothing more concrete than having a child... to think bold," ~ @chesaboudin1 reply 0 retweets 6 likesShow this thread -
The floor is now open for audience questions.
1 reply 0 retweets 3 likesShow this thread -
One audience member is asking for an "elevator pitch" to dissuade people from recalling.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 likeShow this thread -
Boudin looks to be amending a previous statement on signature gatherers. "The folks who are gathering signatures for the recall are people who desperately need work. I have a tremendous amount of empathy for those folks. ... Talk to the folks who are considering signing."
4 replies 0 retweets 3 likesShow this thread
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
whoof. Sniffs shit out. For a safer SF.