Progressive prosecutors, quite a few of them backed with Soros money, came to office in deep blue districts mainly on one platform: That we’re “overincarcerated,” that the system is racist, and that what criminals need isn’t accountability or (God forbid) punishment, but “restorative justice” and “therapy” (to be paid for by you). By contrast, if you want your stolen purse back, or the return of your carjacked BMW, well, hey, look, take a number and, while you’re waiting, try to do something about your white supremacy.
There was one other thing in the progressive prosecutor platform as well: Openness and accessibility. No more of this “thin blue line” stuff, hiding police and prosecutorial abuses. Full disclosure from now on.
Thus today’s story from Oakland caught my attention. It’s from KRON4, that right-wing kook network in San Francisco.
Less than 24 hours after Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price held a news conference and lectured reporters about the importance of the First Amendment, Price was hit with a lawsuit accusing her office of violating the First Amendment.
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