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San Francisco government is corrupt and incompetent. They’ve ruined a great city with toxic politics. Chesa Boudin has made the city completely lawless and dang

San Francisco government is corrupt and incompetent. They’ve ruined a great city with toxic politics. Chesa Boudin has made the city completely lawless and dangerous.

themolecularman 6y ago
I'm not happy with Chesa either. For anyone in the same boat there's a recall campaign here: https://recallchesaboudin.org/ https://recallchesaboudin.org/.
- Kina 6y ago
  The Progressive Era left a flaming dumpster fire of direct democracy levers that has has only increased government dysfunction in California rather than its intended goal of holding elected official more accountable. What exactly will this recall prove? The justification for the recall on the website comes off as fatuous hearsay (and why is it also a JPEG?) without additional explanations. I am extremely skeptical of the recall process providing any real value and think it has often been hijacked to serve dark influence interests preying on the frustrations of the public. The recall of Grey Davis was motivated and funded by Issa trying to get the governorship via a shortcut; I still remember him bawling at his press conference announcing he was stepping out of the race once Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy [1]. [1] https://youtu.be/7VW0v7wwfkQ?t=86 https://youtu.be/7VW0v7wwfkQ?t=86
  - ardit33 6y ago
    Nice try Chesa... you just opened this account to defend that guy that indirectly has led to the killing for 3 people, and the rape of a immigrant woman. People that he let go, just went back and created those crimes. Also, his numbers of prosecution tells that he needs to go. Don't get elected if you can't are are not willing to do your job
junipertea 6y ago
For non locals, is there a summary of what Chesa Boudin did?
- Judgmentality 6y ago
  https://www.marinatimes.com/2021/03/chesa-boudin-by-the-numbers/ https://www.marinatimes.com/2021/03/chesa-boudin-by-the-numb... This article is definitely a hit piece, but there's a lot of data in there.
- flaque 6y ago
  The gist is that Chesa Boudin typically chooses not to prosecute many low-level crimes, such as drug possession. That has led some situations where someone was arrested for a low-level crime, not prosecuted by the DA, set free, and later goes on to commit a larger, more violent crime. It’s also worth noting that during the pandemic, crime in SF has shifted from shoplifting, to car and garage break-ins. While overall crime has dropped, theses new forms of crime are experienced more viscerally by folks that live here. Many people blame the DA for not “cracking down” on this type of crime. This gets into a lot of pointing fingers. The police fail to arrest people because they say the DA won’t prosecute. The DA says he won’t prosecute because the police won’t arrest people.
  - diogenescynic 6y ago
    It’s not just low level crimes. There are dozens of criminals with dozens to hundreds of felonies that the DA just chooses to not prosecute. People who routinely commit assault and just aren’t prosecuted or brought to court. Property crime is not enforced at all and violent crime only enforced if you’re not homeless or “marginalized” in some way. The rule of law is selectively enforced. It’s miserable and dystopian. > The DA says he won’t prosecute because the police won’t arrest people He fired all the prosecutors when he won... Or takes the criminals side and says they were just having a bad day or pushes some phony solution that puts the offender back on the streets.
    - flaque 6y ago

San Francisco government is corrupt and incompetent. They’ve ruined a great city with toxic politics. Chesa Boudin has made the city completely lawless and dangerous.

themolecularman 6y ago

I'm not happy with Chesa either. For anyone in the same boat there's a recall campaign here: https://recallchesaboudin.org/ https://recallchesaboudin.org/.

Kina 6y ago
The Progressive Era left a flaming dumpster fire of direct democracy levers that has has only increased government dysfunction in California rather than its intended goal of holding elected official more accountable. What exactly will this recall prove? The justification for the recall on the website comes off as fatuous hearsay (and why is it also a JPEG?) without additional explanations. I am extremely skeptical of the recall process providing any real value and think it has often been hijacked to serve dark influence interests preying on the frustrations of the public. The recall of Grey Davis was motivated and funded by Issa trying to get the governorship via a shortcut; I still remember him bawling at his press conference announcing he was stepping out of the race once Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy [1]. [1] https://youtu.be/7VW0v7wwfkQ?t=86 https://youtu.be/7VW0v7wwfkQ?t=86
- ardit33 6y ago
  Nice try Chesa... you just opened this account to defend that guy that indirectly has led to the killing for 3 people, and the rape of a immigrant woman. People that he let go, just went back and created those crimes. Also, his numbers of prosecution tells that he needs to go. Don't get elected if you can't are are not willing to do your job

junipertea 6y ago

For non locals, is there a summary of what Chesa Boudin did?

Judgmentality 6y ago
https://www.marinatimes.com/2021/03/chesa-boudin-by-the-numbers/ https://www.marinatimes.com/2021/03/chesa-boudin-by-the-numb... This article is definitely a hit piece, but there's a lot of data in there.
flaque 6y ago
The gist is that Chesa Boudin typically chooses not to prosecute many low-level crimes, such as drug possession. That has led some situations where someone was arrested for a low-level crime, not prosecuted by the DA, set free, and later goes on to commit a larger, more violent crime. It’s also worth noting that during the pandemic, crime in SF has shifted from shoplifting, to car and garage break-ins. While overall crime has dropped, theses new forms of crime are experienced more viscerally by folks that live here. Many people blame the DA for not “cracking down” on this type of crime. This gets into a lot of pointing fingers. The police fail to arrest people because they say the DA won’t prosecute. The DA says he won’t prosecute because the police won’t arrest people.
- diogenescynic 6y ago
  It’s not just low level crimes. There are dozens of criminals with dozens to hundreds of felonies that the DA just chooses to not prosecute. People who routinely commit assault and just aren’t prosecuted or brought to court. Property crime is not enforced at all and violent crime only enforced if you’re not homeless or “marginalized” in some way. The rule of law is selectively enforced. It’s miserable and dystopian. > The DA says he won’t prosecute because the police won’t arrest people He fired all the prosecutors when he won... Or takes the criminals side and says they were just having a bad day or pushes some phony solution that puts the offender back on the streets.
  - flaque 6y ago