In my opinion blaming the DA was always a lazy excuse. Now that he has been recalled in favor of a “tough” replacement, how do you explain their continuing non-responsiveness?

>Now that he has been recalled in favor of a “tough” replacement...

That was in June of this year. Do you really believe that the change will happen that fast?

There has not been and I do not believe there will be any appreciable change in police behavior any time in the foreseeable future, without a much more significant reform effort. They’ve been unresponsive to property crime for many years. They started blaming Boudin for their unresponsiveness before he was even elected, and they’ll still be blaming him for their unresponsiveness long into the future.

>Recently my plumber neighbors had their truck stolen with their tools in it and told the police precisely where it was but the police wouldn’t do anything, so my neighbors found the thief and beat him up. The police came to ask why there was a fist fight in the middle of the sidewalk. The thief ran away, so the police shrugged and left.

How much of this is a consequence of prosecutors and judges who don't jail thieves or people who commit assaults? I'm not fan of the police, but what is the point of arresting people and giving them a ride to the police station only to be released back onto the street?

No, the cops didn’t suddenly magically change after Boudin was elected (and recalled). They don’t care.

No. The DA was only there for two years and this level of police incompetence has been a fixture of the city for at least the past 15.

Probably didn’t help matters but no the police have been garbage for longer than he was the DA.

Before Chesa they blamed Prop 47. There's always some excuse.