Thread on @chesaboudin and the McAlister case. I am appalled by the local media coverage. The racial overtones, the salivating, the sensationalism. The thirst for 3 strikes. It is like revisiting Willie Horton, except its 2021.
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Two women died tragically. It is horrible. Plenty of accountability to go around, which is why
@chesaboudin is partnering with SFPD and other stakeholders to do a thorough review. It is NOT a reason to re-institute 3-strikes to lock up as many Black & brown men as possible.2 replies 7 retweets 90 likesShow this thread
Replying to @larabazelon @chesaboudin
From the details in the press I don’t see what tools the criminal legal system had that would have worked here. Certainly not more incarceration
5:14 PM - 5 Jan 2021
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