Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumHarris cleared the rape kit backlog for 8 counties
and created a children's justice bureau. What a monster!
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Mia Brett
@QueenMab87
Read this piece. I had no idea @KamalaHarris cleared the rape kit backlog for 8 counties or created a childrens justice bureau. Thats how you use your DA office. https://link.medium.com/fUfzyyCJTX
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MaryMagdaline
(6,856 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)So, fail.
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mcar
(42,373 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
RHMerriman
(1,376 posts)The attorney general of the wealthiest state in the country uses state resources to assist eight rural counties, of 58 in total, that are so small and poor they don't have crime labs and so by necessity depend on the state lad to handle their DNA cases. Congrats, she did her job.
[link:https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/04/08/attorney-general-kamala-harris-honored-for-rape-kit-processing/|]
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DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)be a big issue in every election. I don't understand why it has not been a BIG deal for
years.
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kiri
(796 posts)Harris remains vehemently against justice reform She never met a prosecution she did not applaud. In her view, no prosecution can be wrong---despite the evidence of the Innocence Project. She never pursued a case against a police officer for misconduct. NEVER! She attempted to re-try ex-prisoners released by the evidence that they were wrongly convicted.
If she cannot admit of mistakes and error, she is arrogant and an impediment to progressive justice.
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DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)Your post should be removed for "she is arrogant and an impediment to progressive justice".
Pretty sure you are in the wrong place.
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Hekate
(90,793 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
3Hotdogs
(12,408 posts)Yes, its sarcasm.
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tirebiter
(2,539 posts)Noones ever been sentenced to death when she prosecutes. Im getting the sense that some on the left will be bummed by this fact.
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kiri
(796 posts)Harris remains vehemently against justice reform She never met a prosecution she did not applaud. In her view, no prosecution can be wrong---despite the evidence of the Innocence Project. She never pursued a case against a police officer for misconduct. NEVER! She attempted to re-try ex-prisoners released by the evidence that they were wrongly convicted.
If she cannot admit of mistakes and error, she is arrogant and an impediment to progressive justice.
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What nonsense. Show some proof of your assertions.
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UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)about her being a prosecutor and 'she never met a prosecution she didn't like' and other 'bad tidings'.
I didn't read any of them since I'm not giving it credence but I was surprised at all the articles.
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emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)criticized for that during her tenure as DA. That office traditionally does not over-reach, though
SF DAs have been accused of not taking enough cases to trial.
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It is a true scandal.
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Bradical79
(4,490 posts)It seems it was an effective (though dishonest) talking point against Cordray in the elections. So it was a big deal here in Ohio in 2018 elections.
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tishaLA
(14,176 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
What a scoundrel!
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quickesst
(6,283 posts)"Cyrus R. Vance Jr., committed $38 million in forfeiture money to help other jurisdictions test rape kits. Since the grants began being distributed in 2015, the evidence kits have led to 165 prosecutions in cases that were all but forgotten. So far, 64 of those have resulted in convictions."
"Rarely have public dollars from a local prosecutors office been so directly tied to results with such national implications. The initiative has paid to get about 55,000 rape kits tested in 32 law enforcement agencies in 20 states, among them the police departments in Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Miami, Memphis, Austin, Tex., and Kansas City, Mo."
CYRUS R VANCE FOR PRESIDENT?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2019/03/12/nyregion/rape-kit-tests.amp.html
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DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
quickesst
(6,283 posts)I think what Kamala Harris did was to bring justice to people who have been waiting too long to get it. I also think what Vance did was to bring justice to people who been waiting too long for it. From my point of view, you are using her success in clearing the rape kits, which other prosecutors have done as well, to bolster her political image. Otherwise, you would have posted this in the General rather than the Primaries Threads.
I was countering the politicizing one of Kamala Harris's successes during her career as a prosecutor. Your "outrage" is ill-placed.
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DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)Number 2 - If it was started in GD it would have been locked.
Done
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quickesst
(6,283 posts)Apologies.
I still do not find it funny, and I will wait for the OP to respond if they care to.
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mcar
(42,373 posts)But it's not OK to have an OP about successes?
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quickesst
(6,283 posts).... positive or negative, and it's fine to post about her successes. I was just pointing out that she is not unique in that particular success as there are many prosecutors who are accomplishing the same thing, as for example, Mr Vance whose success in that endeavor covers not only his district, but has been helpful in several other states as well. That's all.
I have no control over what anyone else posts on this website.
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Hekate
(90,793 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
she does grow on you. I was feeling down because she seemed to go quiet after her big kickoff. Now she's back on center stage where she belongs.
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gldstwmn
(4,575 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
MineralMan
(146,331 posts)Negative campaigning this early in a primary election cycle is the wrong way to go. All of our candidates have accomplishments that need to be presented. May the best candidate win!
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
The candidate trashing here is discouraging.
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MineralMan
(146,331 posts)However, there is some intentional bashing of particular candidates to achieve a goal.
Telling the honest concerns from the contrived ones is sometimes difficult.
Not everyone here has the best interests of Democratic principles as a priority. That's all I'll say about that for now.
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mcar
(42,373 posts)The rest is just ratfcking.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden