All the lies and scare tactics behind the GOP campaign to recall SF DA @chesaboudin can be dizzying.
I mean, the forest here is obvi a desperate plea for more failed, racist incarceration. But it's worth seeing that the trees are rotten.
So here's a THREAD w/ some FACTS:
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Replying to @KyleCBarry @chesaboudin
I've been here 20yrs and my wife is 3rd generation SF. Crime has "changed". There are more homeless crazy people on the street than I can remember, but in the past, they were still here, they were simply south of market or under the embarcadero (back when it was elevated)
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Crimes like shoplifting do go unreported, regardless of statistics, but there's an important part that "both sides" are missing: The police.
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The police *know* a shoplifter isn't going to get prosecuted, so they don't lift a finger. why do the paperwork, right? But think about it. When I was a kid, my and my friends got caught shoplifting. We got a talking to, a good scare, parents called.... and never did it again.
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We weren't *prosecuted*. No cop said, "well, I'm not even gonna lift a finger because the DA is a pussy who won't send those kids to prison!" Nobody wants to spend time with cops. nobody wants to get caught, but the POLICE are creating a self fulfilling prophecy here.
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And I'm not spewing liberal BS. Go down to any cafe in North beach and you'll find a slew of cops having coffee. Just ask them. It's no secret. They'll tell you it's almost pointless to arrest people because they know they won't be sent to prison
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So, non-violent property crime is going unreported and unenforced. The DA is pretty much doing exactly what he told the voters he would do - and they elected him. The recall campaign: "we don't have enough votes to win , but we can force you to spend taxpayer time and money"
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