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Here's a thing any PD will tell you: at least five times a day for each of us (so hundreds of times a day overall) we go to a line DA and ask for some kind of restorative outcome--dropped charges, treatment, programs, etc.
And they say, *I* would love to offer that, BUT...
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And they say, *I* would love to offer that, BUT...
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"My supervisor won't let me."
Won't let them consent to treatment court, won't let them offer probation instead of jail, won't let them drop a ridiculous charge, etc.
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Won't let them consent to treatment court, won't let them offer probation instead of jail, won't let them drop a ridiculous charge, etc.
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I'm thinking about this as I look at the lawsuit line DAs are bringing against their boss in LA, who is...doing *exactly what he ran on and what people voted for* and therefore...asking them to be to lenient?
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-30/union-deputy-district-attorneys-sues-gascon-enhancements-policy
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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-30/union-deputy-district-attorneys-sues-gascon-enhancements-policy
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Now, a lot of people are pointing out that discretion can't only go one way, and that @GeorgeGascon should be allowed to do what he ran on...and that also, legally, you can't sue your office over a policy. 4/6 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-01-28/george-gascon-los-angeles-district-attorney-lawsuit
But I'm wondering how many of the DAs who are suing now have ever said "Oh I wish I could offer that but my boss won't let me."
How many of them have feigned helplessness to seem more human in court.
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How many of them have feigned helplessness to seem more human in court.
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As far as I can tell, these people had no backbone when asked to help people get a second chance.
They only grew a backbone to fight against restorative ideas and fight to pack more people into more cages for longer.
We all know how well that works.
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They only grew a backbone to fight against restorative ideas and fight to pack more people into more cages for longer.
We all know how well that works.
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