This thread is a bizarre read. The challenges involved with humanely detaining violent offenders with severe mental illness, ordering & compelling treatment, etc., are not new. SF is a very rich city within a very rich state with exceptionally strong public services, inc medical.https://twitter.com/GeorgeGascon/status/1162372342359527424 …
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I'm not sure how to respond to the fact that you clearly didn't understand what the DA said, which is that they advocated against releasing this person (but also simultaneously want to educate the public that jail isn't the solution to mental health issues.)
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So what if the DA advocated for it? Ultimately, the guy wasn't held, and he is clearly a danger to the public.
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it’s not okay, which is why we argued against his being released. We don’t have authority to make pretrial release decisions.