I’m for prison abolition (eventually) and releasing non-violent offenders at least until COVID resolves. But police are arresting people for assault daily in the Tenderloin. Are they then releasing offenders back onto the streets? @chesaboudin
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Replying to @CathyReisenwitz
There’s a state-wide mandate for release on most cases right now. There’s a lot of inaccurate info and fearmongering out there trying to drive us back to conservative, “tough on crime” practices that don’t work. The truth is crime is down. And our jail count is down.
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Replying to @chesaboudin
That's great. But I'm still seeing daily assaults in the TL, unless I'm missing something. A. What are you doing to make assaults, robberies, and theft less common? B. Don't we need to lower these further to get broad support for the kinds of reforms we both want to see?
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Replying to @CathyReisenwitz @chesaboudin
It's terrible to witness assaults for sure, but anecdotes aren't a great way to measure crime rate. According to the SFPD's data, since the SIP, assault and robbery in the TL are down almost 40%. Larceny theft is down 78%! The crime rate isn't zero, but it's certainly down.pic.twitter.com/R4jHD3i3Mk
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Replying to @alexmorcoffee @chesaboudin
That's great. But I'm still seeing 20 assaults per month in the TL. That's a lot. A. What is the DA's office doing to make assaults, robberies, and theft less common? B. Don't we need to lower these further to get broad support for the kinds of reforms we both want to see?
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Replying to @CathyReisenwitz @chesaboudin
The DA's office eliminated cash bail, draconian sentence enhancements, and reduced pre-trial detention -- all have proven criminogenic effects . They created the first primary caregiver diversion program. Stripping a child of a caregiver is a risk factor for future incarceration
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They've greatly expanded the use of collaborative courts, which brings together multiple agencies to address the root cause of a crime. Broad support is already there -- Chesa won an election. In the months/years ahead, his evidence driven policies will drive crime down.
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