Harris cleared the rape kit backlog for 8 counties

[mcar]

and created a children's justice bureau. What a monster!

Link to tweet

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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 children’s justice bureau. That’s how you use your DA office. https://link.medium.com/fUfzyyCJTX

[MaryMagdaline]

1. Major points

[StarfishSaver]

2. Yes, but she's awfully uppity

So, fail.

[mcar]

14. Contrived, shrill planner

[RHMerriman]

3. AG in wealthiest state in the country uses state resources to assist eight rural counties, of

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/|]

[DURHAM D]

4. The backlog of rape kits all over this country should

be a big issue in every election. I don't understand why it has not been a BIG deal for
years.

[kiri]

6. she never admits prosecutorial error

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.

[DURHAM D]

9. What does that have to do with rape kits?

Your post should be removed for "she is arrogant and an impediment to progressive justice".

Pretty sure you are in the wrong place.

[Hekate]

12. Well aren't you special. You have links for those assertions, kiri?

[3Hotdogs]

24. Yeah, but have some sympathy for her. She had go ride the school bus when she was a 'ute.

Yes, its sarcasm.

[tirebiter]

27. She took the death penalty off the table

Noone’s ever been sentenced to death when she prosecutes. I’m getting the sense that some on the left will be bummed by this fact.

[kiri]

7. Harris opposes justice reform

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.

[mcar]

16. Oh please!

What nonsense. Show some proof of your assertions.

[UniteFightBack]

21. I just looked up something for Senator Harris and the internet is littered with articles

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.

[emmaverybo]

26. No. That's not true. She had a high conviction rate, but did not over-prosecute, was not

criticized for that during her tenure as DA. That office traditionally does not over-reach, though
SF DA’s have been accused of not taking enough cases to trial.

[mcar]

15. Me either

It is a true scandal.

[Bradical79]

34. It was something Dewine pushed heavily in his Ohio Gubernatorial campaign

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.

[tishaLA]

5. How calculating of her. It was probably pre-planned.

[mcar]

17. No doubt

What a scoundrel!

[quickesst]

8. Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance

"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 prosecutor’s 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

[DURHAM D]

10. Do you actually thinks this is funny? nt

[quickesst]

19. not at all

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.

[DURHAM D]

25. Number 1 - I didn't start this thread.

Number 2 - If it was started in GD it would have been locked.


Done

[quickesst]

28. You did not start the thread

Apologies.

I still do not find it funny, and I will wait for the OP to respond if they care to.

[mcar]

29. So, it's OK to politicize things people didn't like about her prosecutorial career

But it's not OK to have an OP about successes?

[quickesst]

35. I've never posted anything about her prosecutorial career....

.... 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.

[Hekate]

11. Good. Can hardly wait for her to prosecute Trump in a debate and elsewhere

[mcar]

18. Me too

[betsuni]

13. K&R

[JoeOtterbein]

20. The more I hear about Kamala, the more I like her! nt

[pressbox69]

22. Yes

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.

[gldstwmn]

23. That is something to be mighty proud of.

[MineralMan]

30. That's excellent, and that's what needs to be put forward.

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!

[mcar]

31. I agree

The candidate trashing here is discouraging.

[MineralMan]

32. Some candidate trashing is just normal competitiveness.

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.

[mcar]

33. I agree. True vetting: fine

The rest is just ratfcking.

[Gothmog]

36. K&R