As our country comes to terms with the damage caused by our excessive reliance on punishment as a response to crime, the use of the criminal law to sustain racial hierarchies, and the ways the justice system has undermined our democracy and weakened communities,
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Replying to @chesaboudin
I’m progressive but the status quo in SF is untenable and unacceptable. The lawlessness must end.
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Replying to @sethdavidtweets @chesaboudin
How progressive? Do you have a BLM sign in your window? If so, I urge you to listen to Patrice Cullors in this podcast, urging all of us to be brave in the quest for real, not disproportionate, justice & safety for the community. https://www.chasingjusticepodcast.com/ Season 2, Episode 4
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Replying to @LetBlackWomenL1 @chesaboudin
I voted for Bernie, so I’d say I’m fairly progressive. I support public/private efforts to lift up black people. I agree this path will be difficult. But failing to prosecute serial/repeat criminals is not working for SF businesses, residents, or helping the cause. Change needed.
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Replying to @LetBlackWomenL1 @chesaboudin
I will. But it won’t change my opinion that non-prosecution of serial criminals is failing our community, small businesses, and provoking a backlash that will hurt our racial equity efforts. Organized crime networks preying on SF need to be shut down and prosecuted…
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1) The backlash was here from the first month after Chesa's election. In fact, even before I was arguing with people on here about his parents, which comes up often from recall folks.
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