Thursday, June 9, 2022

Boudin out; now what about Gascon?

"Meanwhile, hello, Cook County, hello King County, hello New York County.  All the laws and all the policemen in the world aren't worth a fig without prosecutors who won't prosecute."

https://www.terrellaftermath.com/

What will happen now that voters kicked out Chesa?

So where's Chesa Boudin going now after having been booted from his disastrous gig as San Francisco's District Attorney?

My bet's academia — sooner or later — where, like his highly educated radical clansmen, he can continue the modern American academy's "progressive" mission of infecting the young minds of America's future civic elites (i.e., its future school teachers, university professors, social scientists, journalists, politicians, bureaucrats, statesmen, corporate CEOs, financiers, lawyers, doctors, and culturally revisionist aristocrats in general).

I mean, after all, who else would have him?

 The recall of San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin demands a rethinking of the "progressive prosecutor" brand.   . . ."Sending the most dangerous and chronic lawbreakers to prison so that they cannot continue to threaten the public will always be part of a prosecutor's job, but a broader toolbox and vision are needed to deliver individually tailored justice to maximize the use of public resources. If we pigeonhole the performance of the vital government function of prosecution as either progressive or conservative, it obscures the truth that enforcing the law and balancing safety and justice are moral and practical imperatives, rather than ideological crusades. The recall in San Francisco is over, but a holistic, data-driven approach to prosecution is too important to forget." 

However, this will almost certainly not be the last DA recall election in the Golden State. Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is facing a similar situation after repeated criticism of light sentencing for dangerous criminals. Organizers say they already have more than half a million signatures and need roughly an additional 60,000 before July 6. Boudin’s ousting could well be the impetus Gascón’s detractors require.

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