San Francisco is one of the easiest places in California for criminals to escape jail time because of the city's lenient prosecution of criminals. Indeed, San Francisco sends fewer people to state prison than any other country in California -- 10 times fewer than San Diego county, for example.
This week a San Francisco police officer is dead--killed by a 19 year old NorteƱo gang member whose criminal history is long indeed, but who has virtually never been prosecuted for his numerous crimes. As crimes ranging from graffiti to murder run rampant in the city of San Francisco, the District Attorney Kamala Harris' office, notorious for being soft on criminals, continues to decline to prosecute even the most repeat offenders.
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