All the lies and scare tactics behind the GOP campaign to recall SF DA @chesaboudin can be dizzying.
I mean, the forest here is obvi a desperate plea for more failed, racist incarceration. But it's worth seeing that the trees are rotten.
So here's a THREAD w/ some FACTS:
I don't think addicts should be jailed. But the evidence is that the removal of disincentives killed a lot of people. Can we at least agree on jailing dealers, or does this continued massacre have your consent?
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The evidence does not show that. Prop 47 was statewide and specific to California—if it worked the way you say, you wouldn’t expect California to be among the only states with a **drop** in overdose rates in the years following its passage.pic.twitter.com/r1feWLZ1HO
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The problem in SF is poverty and homelessness. Housing people, providing safe injection sites, and providing effective rehab services are the fastest way to solving it.
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