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I don't know that it is the case. The front runner for NY DA intends to not prosecute minor offenses [1] [1] https://www.alvinbragg.com/plans https://www.alvin
by cm2187 5y ago
I don't know that it is the case. The front runner for NY DA intends to not prosecute minor offenses [1]
[1] https://www.alvinbragg.com/plans https://www.alvinbragg.com/plans
- bradleyjg 5y agoThe next mayor is an ex-cop though. The woman that came in second explicitly rejected “defund the police”.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago> front runner for NY DA intends to not prosecute minor offenses Bragg is a far cry from Boudin. He is, as a former prosecutor, leading in a field that had Boudinesque candidates, e.g. those with zero prosecutorial experience. I would actually highlight him as an example of the sort of compromise that seems lacking in San Francisco.
- thereare5lights 5y agoIf you actually look at the list he plans to not prosecute for https://www.alvinbragg.com/declination https://www.alvinbragg.com/declination they make sense. Contrast that with one of Boudin's policies https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/12/24/da-critics-say-anti-drug-tenderloin-initiative-is-being-used-to-dodge-sanctuary-city-laws-deport-undocumented-immigrants/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/12/24/da-critics-say-anti-d... and then think about the drug abuse problem that is prevalent in SF.