How San Francisco became a failed city

Re:How San Francisco became a failed city by rhino369 on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @11:11AM (#31668511)

I don't want to defend the cops, but when the DA expressly states they aren't going to enforce certain laws, then its really not their job to arrest people for that anymore. At that point the DA has made is clear that its not a legitimate grounds for arrests even if the law is on the books.

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Re:How San Francisco became a failed city by shkkmo on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @11:15AM (#31668577)

> then its really not their job to arrest people for that anymore.

Did they quit? If they are still recieving a paycheck then it is quite literally still their job.

Instead of doing their job, the police decided to try to do the DA’s job, which is deciding which cases should be prosecuted.

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Re:How San Francisco became a failed city by rhino369 on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @11:27AM (#31668778)

If the cops aren't enforcing any law at all, then I'd agree they aren't doing their jobs.

But if they are doing the rest of their job, but not arresting people for crimes the DA won't charge, that is doing their full job.

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Re:How San Francisco became a failed city by __derek__ on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @02:24PM (#31671894)

I don't know how SF's chain of command is structured, but it would be unusual for the DA to be in there between the city council and SFPD leadership.

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