.@chesaboudin has a few theories: 1) Social Media. "We just survived a horrific 18-month pandemic and most of us lived our lives through a computer screen." Twitter, Nextdoor were "our portals to the world."
-
Show this thread
-
Theory 2: "We saw a very different San Francisco than the one that makes us feel safe and comfortable." He says the problems of homelessness, drug addiction and mental health were much more visible.
1 reply 0 retweets 6 likesShow this thread -
Now the conversation has moved onto policing.
@chesaboudin is doubling down on how it's the District Attorney's responsibility to hold the police to account in order to respect the profession. "They deserve their ranks to be free of corruption and coercive force," he says.1 reply 0 retweets 4 likesShow this thread -
"How many people think that Trump left us a virus?"
@chesaboudin asks the crowd. He's trying to explain, but there's a heckler with a bullhorn shouting over him.
Hard to make out.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
-
Are you worried about losing your job? asks Yekutiel. No. Boudin says he just wants to do his job.
1 reply 1 retweet 6 likesShow this thread -
Now onto the recall. Boudin believes that attention should be turned toward making change and criminal justice reform: "It's not made by $20,000 a day on paid signature gatherers," he says.
4 replies 1 retweet 3 likesShow this thread -
Now onto retail crime. He's talking about thefts of Gucci bags and items from Walgreens. "What we learned is we're never going to prosecute our way out of retail theft. Most retail theft doesn't get reported." Of the thefts that are reported about 2% result in an arrest, he says.
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
"The outcome is that police can rarely make arrests and if police can't make arrests we can't prosecute," says
@chesaboudin. So he says that the focus should be on helping police to make arrests so that the DA's office can prosecute.4 replies 0 retweets 4 likesShow this thread -
Now onto
#gunviolence. Boudin says violent crimes are down & homicides are at a 50-year low, but that every life still counts. "We must find a way of bringing homicides down. We need to think big picture about gun violence. You cannot bring someone back after they've been shot."2 replies 1 retweet 3 likesShow this thread
Did he say where he’s getting data that gun violence is down?
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.