SF DA Brooke Jenkins: 'The courts are the biggest barrier'

[PeteS in CA]

SF DA Brooke Jenkins: 'The courts are the biggest barrier'

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/08/04/sf-da-brooke-jenkins-the-courts-are-the-biggest-barrier-n569177

The Tenderloin neighborhood held a Public Safety Town Hall last night featuring the police chief Bill Scott, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto and DA Brooke Jenkins. Jenkins had a pretty clear message for the audience made up of people who are sick of the crime, the filth and never feeling safe when walking down the streets. Her message: The problem isn’t law enforcement, it’s the courts.

“The courts are the biggest barrier,” Jenkins said at a Tenderloin Public Safety Town Hall, in her strongest criticism of the courts during her one-year tenure. She made the comments during a panel discussion that included both police chief Bill Scott and Sheriff Paul Miyamoto. She noted that arrests for drug dealings are way up and her office has been vigilant in requesting that repeat offenders be detained while awaiting trial. But only 16 of 100 requests for detention have been granted, she said.

“We do everything we can and you can see the same person out on the street the same day,” she said. “Repeat and chronic offenders are selling the most deadly substance we’ve seen in this city. That tells you something about what has been going on in the courtrooms of this city. The judges are not taking this seriously. The judges are ignoring it. ”...

In SF, the Mayor, DA, Sheriff and judges are all elected positions. SF residents need to pay attention to what they elect to ALL these offices.

[Kamaji]

SF DA Brooke Jenkins: 'The courts are the biggest barrier'

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/08/04/sf-da-brooke-jenkins-the-courts-are-the-biggest-barrier-n569177


In SF, the Mayor, DA, Sheriff and judges are all elected positions. SF residents need to pay attention to what they elect to ALL these offices.

As the saying goes:  you get what you voted for, eventually.

[GtHawk]

As the saying goes:  you get what you voted for, eventually.

How often are voters given any real information on current judges or those running for the office? I have personally found it difficult in the extreme to find what is needed to make an informed decision for such a critical office.