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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The story says one issue specific to DC is that our attorney general is elected, not appointed, and that our attorney general refuses to prosecute the vast majority of arrests made by the cops[/quote]

I’m not bothering to click, but if that’s the difference, an editor needs to be fired. The DC Attorney general is not allowed to prosecute felonies [/quote]

It doesn't say this. It says we have an appointed USAO rather than an elected DA.[/quote]

Exactly. And that is true.

However it is also true that our elected AG, who is supposed to prosecute most juvenile crime, seems to be failing effectively do so. So, in that respect, being elected does not seem to have moved the needle. [/quote]

I mean yes, he is appointed by Biden, and obviously the memo these appointees are getting in the last few years are to push a progressive criminal justice reform agenda in the wake of George Floyd.

But also yes Fox News is a right wing mouthpiece and are running this sorry probably to sent democrats on crime.

So yes everyone is right. It’s sad that crime is rising. It’s sad that progressive criminal justice policies seem to let criminals know they have a free pass because all they’ll get is restorative justice. It’s sad that looking up violent criminals works better. Yeah I get we need to attack the root causes of poverty and fund wrap around services and all that sht, but we also neee to be strict on crime.[/quote]

I mean look at his 4 pillars:

“These conversations have formed the foundation of the four core pillars that will guide the work of the Office of Attorney General under my leadership:

Prioritizing public safety and hopeful kids

Promoting equity

Standing up for democratic values
Building on the institutional excellence of the Office of Attorney General”

https://medium.com/@dcattorneygeneral/attorney-general-schwalbs-four-pillars-prioritizing-public-safety-and-hopeful-kids-65d80af1d43d

What does this tell you of his views on prosecution?[/quote]

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