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Important context: A recent batch of city DA's in the U.S. (I know Krasner is one of them but I can't name others off the top of my head) are revolutionizing ur
by forapurpose 8y ago
Important context: A recent batch of city DA's in the U.S. (I know Krasner is one of them but I can't name others off the top of my head) are revolutionizing urban law enforcement. Krasner, for example, is a civil rights attorney who won the DA office on a progressive platform, which IIRC is not dissimilar to the others. It's a revolution, as I said, and of course that means that many vested interests have lost power and many other people will be uncomfortable with the change. There are targets on the DA's backs.
That doesn't mean these DA's shouldn't face scrutiny (they absolutely should), that they can't do things wrong, or that they can't be corrupt. But the context is an important part of this story.