Following the arrest of dozens of peaceful protesters last night, District Attorney @chesaboudin announced today: “We will not prosecute peaceful protest.” Thank you to our DA for protecting civil liberties.
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Then why the physical abuse of arresting at all? Issue a ticket, rather than physically dominate and potentially injure peaceful protesters.
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Arrests are intimidating—send a msg to others, and also serve a basic punitive role. There may not a trial resulting in punishment, but often the arrests and trials are intended to *be* punishment and are pursued even when PD, DA, etc. know no conviction is likely for this reason
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Replying to @coolgrey @SFUrbanist and
its because they want you to suffer, and that's what happens in jail, you suffer
4:01 PM - 8 Jun 2020
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