Re:How San Francisco became a failed city
by tharne on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @09:49AM
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You don't think having a DA who didn't believe in the mission of his own organization had any influence on police morale? Why would officers risk their safety arresting people they know the DA's office had no intention of charging?
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Re:How San Francisco became a failed city
by alphabettsy on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @10:05AM
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It’s what they’re paid to do. They’re not volunteers.
Why are we taking the police narrative at face value? It’s usually not correct.
If you were paid to write PR’s knowing full well that absolutely 0 of them would get merged, and you’d make the same money whether you wrote any or not, what would you do?
Re:How San Francisco became a failed city
by alphabettsy on Thursday June 09, 2022 @01:04PM
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I can’t imagine a job where doing nothing would be acceptable. If we’re going to use faulty analogies I’ll add one of my own. Imagine doctors deciding they won’t help an addict because they’ll just keep using.
The officers choosing to do nothing are guaranteeing a given outcome with inaction.
> Imagine doctors deciding they won’t help an addict because they’ll just keep using.
This happens all the time. If you're an alcoholic no doctor is going to give you a liver transplant.
I personally know several dentists who will not work with meth addicts because they feel it's unethical to take money to fix someone's teeth when they know full well that person is just going to destroy them in short order.
I don't think the public issue was with Chesa Boudin and the police. It was his own prosecutors, that campaigned with him, that started the recall.
Re:How San Francisco became a failed city
by jeffbee on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @09:55AM
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The rate at which the DA’s office has charged arrestees has been about the same for decades and is slightly up under Boudin compared to his immediate predecessor. The rate at which the SFPD solves crimes stands at an all-time low.