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2. So, who made him a scapegoat? Or just didn't get the right message out...

Wed Jun 8, 2022, 01:59 PM

Jun 2022

about poverty and cost of living?

It looks like the rich have a special interest in not
wanting to live among or see the results of
income disparity.

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We need to consider Boudin's loss in California [View all] ripcord Jun 2022 OP

The next recall is for Gascon in LA. ColinC Jun 2022 #1

So, who made him a scapegoat? Or just didn't get the right message out... ananda Jun 2022 #2

Likely. Short term solutions over long term ones can feel easier. ColinC Jun 2022 #3

Is unemployment high in SF and LA ? MichMan Jun 2022 #4

I just know homeless camps in LA have exponentially increaseed ColinC Jun 2022 #5

Homeless people are stealing because the cost of living is high? MichMan Jun 2022 #6

Does that idea sound unfeasible to you? ColinC Jun 2022 #7

Fortunately I have never been homeless MichMan Jun 2022 #10

I think homelessness necessitates thefts in many ways. ColinC Jun 2022 #11

(more related to my point)Camping outside of parks is illegal. ColinC Jun 2022 #8

Rents are astronomical iemanja Jun 2022 #9

Took the words right out of my mouth ColinC Jun 2022 #12

It's a lot more complicated than that. Xolodno Jun 2022 #38

Great post. Big rec Arazi Jun 2022 #71

Unemployment is low in LA Just A Box Of Rain Jun 2022 #72

Explore: $6M poured into Boudin recall gldstwmn Jun 2022 #29

Completely dropped considering the Death Penalty? maxsolomon Jun 2022 #14

yeah... ColinC Jun 2022 #16

I thought that CA eliminated the death penatly question everything Jun 2022 #15

It is suspended, but not eliminated. ColinC Jun 2022 #18

We still have the death penalty. nt Raine Jun 2022 #19

Still on the books maxsolomon Jun 2022 #21

It was a Recall. A small percentage of the overall SF electorate participated. maxsolomon Jun 2022 #13

Pretty much my read Johonny Jun 2022 #45

Only 25% of the registered voters turned out and as we all know low voter turnout is not good for gldstwmn Jun 2022 #56

I'm not sure we can blame turnout for favoring Republicans Zeitghost Jun 2022 #57

Boudin prosecutes disgraced cop for domestic violence after Sacramento DA failed gldstwmn Jun 2022 #63

My guess is that people got tired of the car break-ins and the blatant shoplifting by drug jalan48 Jun 2022 #17

They will likely still get tired of it, as harsher punishments has not and will not reduce ColinC Jun 2022 #20

So just watch people roll shopping carts full of stuff out the door and ignore it? Actually, jalan48 Jun 2022 #24

Last I checked, DAs are not responsible for arresting shopping cart thief's. ColinC Jun 2022 #28

What do you suggest as a solution to the break-ins and shoplifting by homeless drug addicts? jalan48 Jun 2022 #32

Maybe someone could answer why SFPD has less than a 9% clearance rate for crimes. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #35

I guess it would depend on the type of crime. What was Boudin's attitude toward crime? jalan48 Jun 2022 #37

I would think that an 8.1% clearance rate is piss poor compared to any of those. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #54

... and stores were locking up everything, getting rid of carts, even closing down Demovictory9 Jun 2022 #41

Exactly. WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2022 #26

Burglaries are up 45% since he took office Sympthsical Jun 2022 #34

Same can be said for places that seek traditionally harsh punishment (ie NYC with 44%) ColinC Jun 2022 #39

We spend more money on social services than most cities in the U.S. Sympthsical Jun 2022 #47

Again same is true with NYC. ColinC Jun 2022 #49

Your police department has a budget of $700 million. Why are their arrests declining? gldstwmn Jun 2022 #61

shoplifters learned the rules...read about shoplifters yelling "you can't touch me, you can't touch Demovictory9 Jun 2022 #42

And it's spreading to the suburbs Sympthsical Jun 2022 #48

bystanders (non store workers) have started to get involved. it think, emotionally, following the Demovictory9 Jun 2022 #62

Why is Chesa Boudin responsible for what happens in the suburbs? gldstwmn Jun 2022 #64

Burglary, rape, robbery, motor vehicle theft, and arson all declined last year. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #59

My guess is it had something to do with him being a DA who refused to prosecute anyone BannonsLiver Jun 2022 #22

Only 8.1 percent of reported crimes in 2021 led to an arrest. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #65

The key word there is "reported" MichMan Jun 2022 #73

Maybe the cops should stop gaslighting them into thinking that. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #75

Yeah, I'm sure they worked hard to massage those numbers to create that stat BannonsLiver Jun 2022 #94

Those numbers are from the San Francisco police department. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #96

San Francisco recalls DA Chesa Boudin in blow to criminal justice reform gldstwmn Jun 2022 #23

Progressive DA Chesa Boudin is out, which will solve none of San Francisco's problems gldstwmn Jun 2022 #25

+10,000 ColinC Jun 2022 #30

San Francisco's crime rates fall while Sacramento's "tough-on-crime" DA presides over rising violenc gldstwmn Jun 2022 #27

The people chastising these prosecutors conveniently ignore the far worse situation ColinC Jun 2022 #50

Absolutely. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #55

How many crimes simply went unreported because the victims knew it was a waste of time ? MichMan Jun 2022 #69

You mean because the cops keep telling people they won't get prosecuted? gldstwmn Jun 2022 #74

Probably had it happen to themselves or friends before and nothing was done. MichMan Jun 2022 #76

"You hear of people arrested multiple times and they keep getting arrested and not charged" gldstwmn Jun 2022 #78

So DA Boudin never said this when he was quoted by NBC News and it was all fabricated? MichMan Jun 2022 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author jalan48 Jun 2022 #31

LE hates these DAs because Deminpenn Jun 2022 #33

And you know this but the SF voters, newspapers, etc. were too dense to see it? brooklynite Jun 2022 #51

Try watching the Independent Lens documentary Deminpenn Jun 2022 #89

Unsurprisingly, the SFPD is among Boudin's most vocal opponents. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #60

How many true cases have there been of the wrong Deminpenn Jun 2022 #90

Read this: it tells you everything you need to know Novara Jun 2022 #36

Good article. Thanks for sharing. jalan48 Jun 2022 #43

You're welcome Novara Jun 2022 #44

THANKS for the link! 👍 nt Raine Jun 2022 #46

Thank you so much for posting that link, wonderful article! betsuni Jun 2022 #52

Great article. obnoxiousdrunk Jun 2022 #58

The section on the school board is an absolute trip Sympthsical Jun 2022 #66

Allison Collins's a real clown. Her racist tweets aimed at Asians were too much. jalan48 Jun 2022 #77

They had Democrats out campaigning against him. . . . BigDemVoter Jun 2022 #40

I think a lot of people got hoodwinked yesterday. I think a lot of people in LA are gldstwmn Jun 2022 #68

I live in LA Just A Box Of Rain Jun 2022 #81

Most of the same group is backing the Gascon recall. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #88

What bugs me is that I am of the Left. We, my type, don't dig... JanMichael Jun 2022 #53

Maybe the cops with their 8.1% clearance rate and $700 million budget could eradicate gldstwmn Jun 2022 #67

DON'T PLAY THE GAME BY REPUKE RULES! Diablo del sol Jun 2022 #70

The recall effort was backed by the San Francisco Republican Party. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #79

How many fucking Repuke voters are there in SF Diablo del sol Jun 2022 #80

I live in California and have to laugh when people blame Republicans for things they don't like ripcord Jun 2022 #83

Right! Diablo del sol Jun 2022 #84

The San Francisco Republican Party backed Boudin's recall. That's a fact, Jack. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #85

Exactly Raine Jun 2022 #86

25% of registered voters, not Democrats. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #87

Isn't it obvious? Dorian Gray Jun 2022 #91

Chesa Boudin did exactly what he said he was going to do as DA. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #95

People voted for him Dorian Gray Jun 2022 #97

They were hoodwinked by a campaign to recall supported by Republicans, specifically gldstwmn Jun 2022 #98

They were hoodwinked? Dorian Gray Jun 2022 #99

I have laid it out in this thread. Again 25% of the electorate voted in the recall. gldstwmn Jun 2022 #100

People fell for a bunch of right wing copaganda AntivaxHunters Jun 2022 #92

They sure did. They have been working at it since gldstwmn Jun 2022 #93