OPINION: We realize that a new district attorney is not the sole actor in public safety. The police, the police commission and the courts also play key roles. They, too, must be held accountable for doing their jobs at the highest standard.
A rise in unsettling crimes like shootings, home burglaries and anti-Asian hate gave San Franciscans an overwhelming sense they weren't safe, and voters recalled District Attorney Chesa Boudin this week.Boudin’s recall will not usher a return to the 1990s’ “lock ‘em up and throw away the key” style of criminal justice. This outdated approach from the failed war on drugs will never be tolerated in San Francisco.
Most importantly, Boudin’s office did not prioritize the prosecution of serious crime: repeat and violent offenders, gun crimes, domestic abusers and the fentanyl dealers responsible for a record number of overdose deaths. And they too often ignored car thefts and break-ins and flagrant repeat shoplifting and burglaries.
San Franciscans can gradually expect a return to competent prosecution of serious and violent offenses and repeat offenders. Drug dealers responsible for a fentanyl crisis that has killed nearly 1,000 people should take notice. While Boudin secured zero convictions for selling fentanyl in 2021, imagine a new district attorney making bold changes resulting in more arrests and fewer fentanyl deaths on our streets.
Stop Crime SF and its Court Watch program rarely follows cases of first-time offenders. We focus on repeat offenders who kept committing crimes even after being given chances through diversion programs or probation. We believe it’s important to help first-time offenders avoid jail time that could ruin their lives.
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