Chesa Boudin aide ignites firestorm with 'The Birth of a Nation' tweet

[JohnSJ]

"Kate Chatfield, the senior director of legislation and policy in the office of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin, locked her Twitter account hours after comparing political opponents to "The Birth of a Nation," a highly controversial 1915 film that depicts Ku Klux Klan members as heroes.

Chatfield was responding to a tweet from Michelle Tandler, a self-described "Moderate Dem" who has been vocal on Twitter in her criticisms of Boudin, a progressive prosecutor who has become one of the most polarizing local politicians in the country."

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"In "The Birth of a Nation," male KKK members are celebrated for "defending" white women against racist caricatures of African Americans.

Chatfield was heavily criticized for comparing those concerned with rising homicide and burglary rates to KKK members. (Crime statistics show that overall, violent crime has fallen under Boudin, but homicides and burglaries have increased.) Chatfield ended up setting her account to private mode, where only those who follow her can view her tweets."

Boudin's office declined to comment on the contents of the tweet, stating that Chatfield acted in a personal capacity and not as a representative of the district attorney's office.

Boudin is currently the target of a recall campaign, and recall proponents widely shared and denounced the Chatfield tweet."

https://www.sfgate.com/bay-area-politics/article/Chesa-Boudin-San-Francisco-crime-KKK-tweet-aide-16296205.php

[David__77]

1. If people like him were DA everywhere, it would be a great thing.

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[JohnSJ]

2. Perhaps, but with the increasing crime rate in SF, and the effort to recall him in one

of the most progressives cities in the country, I suspect crime will be one of the main issues in the midterms