This is why we need reformist prosecutors like @chesaboudin. “Crime” is still at historical lows despite sensationalist media representation. The real threat is a criminal justice system that doesn’t prevent crime and perpetrates human rights atrocities as a matter of course.https://twitter.com/ScottHech/status/1409441032140472321 …
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Replying to @CathyReisenwitz @chesaboudin
In 1994 the term "testilying" was revealed in a NYPD internal investigation as to abusive policing. Nearly 30 years later, somehow it is still the preferred term for "police perjury" as an unsubtle inside joke,. Boudin and Krasner etc are great, but mass decrim is only viable end
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Also: Why do rape kits sit for year in warehouses untested? Because police departments actively refused to, citing funding, which thanks to yearly budget increases and civil forfeiture, they have. Their solution: Get rid of statute of limitations. Extortion? Misogyny? They dgaf
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