"there's a sense that crime is happening with impunity, crime is increasing," says @RafaelMandelman, who asks if people getting arrested and getting prosecuted
"we haven't been able to do a single jury trial since June," @chesaboudin says. "the court does not want to bring all of you in to sit in a box in a closed courtroom"
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"in the context of COVID, people aren't waiving the right to trial" and people are asserting their right to trial. "we're in a real bind ... and there is no end in sight," Boudin says
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"without the ability to do trials, we don't have the ability to hold people on nonviolent charges,"
@chesaboudin says. but McAllister, the alleged hit-and-run suspect, was on paroleShow this thread -
"McAllister had a parole officer, and every time he was arrested ... we referred him to the supervising law enforcement agency. i'm not pointing the finger at parole," says
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"on Dec. 20, when McAllister was arrested, nobody told his parole agent he had been arrested. so you have to wonder what would have happened ... would they have put a hold? would they have tried to intervene in some other way?"
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@chesaboudin says "this isn't new" but "the answer cannot be, because there's a risk of someone committing another [nonviolent] crime is putting them in prison for life."Show this thread -
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@chesaboudin says violent crimes are not abstract. "a violent crime is what we all think it is, and those are my priority."Show this thread -
"most people don't understand the relationship between parole, police, the sheriff and the DA," says Boudin
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@chesaboudin has left the call. the chat is full of comments about an allegedly violent skateboarder, which is fine. but looks like Boudin is sticking to his points about how his office works and what can and cannot be done. that's all for nowShow this thread
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