My latest: This year through September, 516 people have died in San Francisco of a drug overdose. So why are city officials talking in circles? They should look to Portugal for answers. As many people die of an overdose in a year there as in two weeks here.https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heatherknight/article/The-War-on-Drugs-destroyed-people-But-S-F-s-15726472.php …
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Tenderloin police made 332 drug dealing arrests from May 18 to October 11, seizing nearly $200K in cash and more than 10,000 grams of fentanyl and other drugs. DA Boudin says he needs bigger cases -- "kilos, not crumbs" -- but police say low-level arrests lead to bigger ones.
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Replying to @hknightsf
Once arrested, why can't they keep them in jail, send them to trial and then to prison? I don't understand this revolving door thing.
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Replying to @Jayne_Martin
The district attorney, judges and juries don't believe in jail time for dealers.
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Replying to @hknightsf @Jayne_Martin
This answer reflects an overly simplistic understanding or is disingenuous. We are under orders to reduce our jail population due to Covid & only 4 criminal courtrooms are available for trials. We have 80+ in custody defendants waiting for trial. Context matters here.
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They weren't jailing them before covid though so to say that's the cause is actually disingenuous.
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Replying to @justintopia @mc_donahue and
She quotes the DA saying grams are not enough. It's clear he has no interest prosecuting the small time dealers which is why so many people are dead and the TL has become even more scary
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Replying to @Yizhazha @justintopia and
The truth is we prosecute dealers everyday. I have done so personally. Cases are not going to trial right now because we have only 4 open courtroom. Murders, sex assaults, and violent crime are getting priority for trial rooms.
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Paul Retweeted Chesa Boudin 博徹思
As @chesaboudin thankfully keeps emphasizing personally.
The war on drugs is racist and a war on us, and yet is still taking place in our sf courtrooms on a daily basis.
It needs to stop.https://twitter.com/chesaboudin/status/1285817800150282241?s=20 …
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