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nycbos

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4. Exactly

Reply to Zeitghost (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 3, 2022, 12:47 PM

Jun 2022

Similar to the San Francisco recall of the members of the school board. They were focusing on whether or not Abraham Lincoln's name should be taken off of school instead of how to get the kids back to school safely.

One of the members called Asian Americans House N****s

https://missionlocal.org/2021/03/alison-collins-school-board-tweets/

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Bid to recall San Francisco DA could be bellwether for progressive prosecutors [View all] brooklynite Jun 2022 OP

His office only prosecutes Zeitghost Jun 2022 #1

Exactly nycbos Jun 2022 #4

Alison Collins would have likely been charged with hets mot folkgrupp (incitement of racial group Celerity Jun 2022 #27

Boudin/democracy now: the rest of the story cbabe Jun 2022 #2

Republicans may "desire a conservative DA " but the Mayor appoints the replacement brooklynite Jun 2022 #3

Indeed. nycbos Jun 2022 #6

Whose polls? Process? Link? cbabe Jun 2022 #7

Here nycbos Jun 2022 #8

"New poll of Chesa Boudin recall shows closer, but still bleak, race for San Francisco DA" brooklynite Jun 2022 #9

3 no votes in my family kimbutgar Jun 2022 #5

Might happen in LA, too tishaLA Jun 2022 #10

Its interesting how any DA who stands up to the police quakerboy Jun 2022 #11

"it is aweful hard to prosecute crimes if the police dont properly investigate" brooklynite Jun 2022 #14

Yes. tenderfoot Jun 2022 #20

I can personally testify to its occurance in my city quakerboy Jun 2022 #23

A buddy of mine is a retired Cook County Illinois public defender. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2022 #25

My understanding is they arent legally allowed to strike quakerboy Jun 2022 #26

Maybe he' too busy protecting women from abuse? Zeitghost Jun 2022 #17

Id be curious quakerboy Jun 2022 #24

I remember he had to bring in the Postal Police because the local PD wouldn't do their job AZProgressive Jun 2022 #12

Boudin coddles violent thugs and has no business being a DA dalton99a Jun 2022 #13

Facts? Stats for him and previous DAs? Links? cbabe Jun 2022 #15

Hate crimes against Asian Americans often don't result in charges nycbos Jun 2022 #16

How about the SF police not doing their jobs arresting thugs? tenderfoot Jun 2022 #19

Too bad the DA isn't responsible for the current state of SF tenderfoot Jun 2022 #18

The problem is that many see Boudin and Garcetti as advocating for the defense ripcord Jun 2022 #21

Meanwhile farther north in Humboldt County, the BOS has sent letter to the San Francisco DA, PufPuf23 Jun 2022 #22