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Will San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin support this shift in approach?

nwah1 5y ago
Actions speak louder than words. The man explicitly is against the most basic duties of his position, and has followed through on that by not prosecuting people for all sorts of crimes.
orangepurple 5y ago
I think so. The article talks about a vague initiative to make more arrests. The majority of SF criminals are out on the streets the next day after they are arrested. If you want meaningful change first audit the funds disbursement of organizations which allegedly exist to aid the homeless of SF. You may be shocked to discover what is actually happening.
fourstar 5y ago
Of course he will. He wants re-election. But he's a rat like the rest of them.
- wolverine876 5y ago
  This argument is like 'the rest of them', uninformed, cynical, accomplishes nothing but poisons civic discussion. Maybe the politicians we get are an outome of our actions.
  - fourstar 5y ago
    >Our actions Like the one you made when you moved to California to exploit the job market and vote in a bunch of BS that you will never experience since you will most likely move back to where you originated from once you make enough money to escape the rat race? Yeah I can generalize, too.
diebeforei485 5y ago
Doesn't matter. He's very unpopular, he's likely to be recalled. Meanwhile actual families and kids who live in the Tenderloin and face public safety issues on the daily need our help.
- ergocoder 5y ago
  I will support him on the internet as I cannot vote. Other cities look to follow SF's steps of restorative justice. I think this is bad, but I can't be sure. Since I don't live in SF, I want SF to go all the way with the restorative justice to see if it works. Maybe I'm wrong. This is a low cost way of experimenting. Here is the kicker: SF residents also want more restorative justice (based on their official votes). We all from other cities should help support Chesa. We will all benefit from the restorative justice experiment, and SF residents get what they vote for. It is a win win.
  - diogenescynic 5y ago
    Chesa Boudin’s strategy is a complete failure. Crime is up and everyone hates it. We are known internationally for how lawless and unsafe it’s become. If you want more republicans to get elected, sure vote for more candidates like Chesa who will lead to voter backlash when they get to experience the reality of buzzwords like “restorative justice” while champagne liberals with private security tell them it’s for their own good. The reality is the poor suffer the most from this woke mentality.
    - ergocoder 5y ago
      > Chesa Boudin’s strategy is a complete failure. Crime is up and everyone hates it. I agree with you that it won't work. To my surprise, there are tons of people who support restorative justice. I'd even go as far as it is the majority of SF voters. In any case, with a sociology problem and solution like this, we can't be too arrogant to say whether one would work or not. So, I want SF to follow through with it.
      - 5y ago

Actions speak louder than words. The man explicitly is against the most basic duties of his position, and has followed through on that by not prosecuting people for all sorts of crimes.

orangepurple 5y ago

I think so. The article talks about a vague initiative to make more arrests. The majority of SF criminals are out on the streets the next day after they are arrested. If you want meaningful change first audit the funds disbursement of organizations which allegedly exist to aid the homeless of SF. You may be shocked to discover what is actually happening.

fourstar 5y ago

Of course he will. He wants re-election. But he's a rat like the rest of them.

wolverine876 5y ago
This argument is like 'the rest of them', uninformed, cynical, accomplishes nothing but poisons civic discussion. Maybe the politicians we get are an outome of our actions.
- fourstar 5y ago
  >Our actions Like the one you made when you moved to California to exploit the job market and vote in a bunch of BS that you will never experience since you will most likely move back to where you originated from once you make enough money to escape the rat race? Yeah I can generalize, too.

diebeforei485 5y ago

Doesn't matter. He's very unpopular, he's likely to be recalled. Meanwhile actual families and kids who live in the Tenderloin and face public safety issues on the daily need our help.

ergocoder 5y ago
I will support him on the internet as I cannot vote. Other cities look to follow SF's steps of restorative justice. I think this is bad, but I can't be sure. Since I don't live in SF, I want SF to go all the way with the restorative justice to see if it works. Maybe I'm wrong. This is a low cost way of experimenting. Here is the kicker: SF residents also want more restorative justice (based on their official votes). We all from other cities should help support Chesa. We will all benefit from the restorative justice experiment, and SF residents get what they vote for. It is a win win.
- diogenescynic 5y ago
  Chesa Boudin’s strategy is a complete failure. Crime is up and everyone hates it. We are known internationally for how lawless and unsafe it’s become. If you want more republicans to get elected, sure vote for more candidates like Chesa who will lead to voter backlash when they get to experience the reality of buzzwords like “restorative justice” while champagne liberals with private security tell them it’s for their own good. The reality is the poor suffer the most from this woke mentality.
  - ergocoder 5y ago
    > Chesa Boudin’s strategy is a complete failure. Crime is up and everyone hates it. I agree with you that it won't work. To my surprise, there are tons of people who support restorative justice. I'd even go as far as it is the majority of SF voters. In any case, with a sociology problem and solution like this, we can't be too arrogant to say whether one would work or not. So, I want SF to follow through with it.
    - 5y ago