The district attorney in san francisco has been put under pressure by a familiar opponent for these progressive prosecutors, the police union. He had to decided not to prosecute a man who was seen on camera hitting a police officer with a a licker bottle. Burglars have been going up in the city, crime and losing or at control.
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This week, voters in San Francisco ousted Chesa Boudin, their progressive district attorney. The move was seen as a rejection of a class of prosecutors who are determined to overhaul the criminal justice system.
But what happened to Mr. Boudin can be seen as more the exception than the rule.
Guest: Astead W. Herndon, a national political reporter for The New York Times.
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