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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First, the myths. Is crime up in SF? Nope. For a number of reasons (some about Chesa, some not), crime is down. Both the
@sfchronicle &@thenib have this covered: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Chesa-Boudin-and-San-Francisco-s-bitter-debate-16394364.php#photo-21365285 …pic.twitter.com/UEcPQPmRbS
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Same goes for violent crime. The
@sfchronicle reported: "most types of violent crime actually plummeted [in 2020] — and all violent crime rates remain near their lowest levels since 1975.” Another helpful graphic from@thenib: https://thenib.com/chesa-boudin-san-francisco/ …pic.twitter.com/yTVzjExanJ
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Would you consider a fentanyl dealer killing a person with drugs in the Tenderloin a "violent crime"? And we're not recalling Chesa primarily due to violent crime, but due to the other 99% of it (most of which he isn't prosecuting).https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/judge-blasts-disorganized-chesa-boudin-for-putting-politics-ahead-of-prosecution/ …
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