Armed_AJ0 residents_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 CHOP_NN1 shot_VVD two_CRD teenage_AJ0 boys_NN2 just_AV0 before_CJS it_PNP was_VBD shut_VVN down_AVP ._SENT The_AT0 shooting_NN1 killed_VVN Antonio_NP0 Mays_NP0 Jr._NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 sixteen-year-old_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC left_VVD his_DPS fourteen-year-old_AJ0 companion_NN1 in_PRP serious_AJ0 condition_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP appears_VVZ that_CJT on_PRP June_NP0 29_CRD ,_PUN 2020_CRD ,_PUN Mays_NP0 and_CJC his_DPS companion_NN1 "_PUQ trespassed_VVN "_PUQ in_PRP the_AT0 CHOP_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 Jeep_NN1 and_CJC provoked_VVD its_DPS "_PUQ security_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Some_DT0 residents_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 CHOP_NN1 opened_VVD fire_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 Jeep_NN1 ._SENT After_PRP looking_VVG in_AVP on_PRP the_AT0 boys_NN2 bleeding_VVG inside_PRP the_AT0 vehicle_NN1 a_AT0 CHOP_NN1 member_NN1 could_VM0 be_VBI heard_VVN saying_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ Yo_ITJ ,_PUN you_PNP wanna_NN1 get_VVB pistol-whipped_AJ0 ?_SENT "_PUQ Due_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 CHOP_NN1 's_POS autonomous_AJ0 nature_NN1 and_CJC habit_NN1 of_PRF preventing_VVG law_NN1 enforcement_NN1 from_PRP entering_VVG ,_PUN no_AT0 one_PNI could_VM0 arrive_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 scene_NN1 until_PRP hours_NN2 afterward_AV0 ._SENT By_PRP then_AV0 ,_PUN Mays_NP0 was_VBD dead_AJ0 ._SENT 
Radical_AJ0 left-wing_AJ0 protesters_NN2 also_AV0 created_VVN an_AT0 autonomous_AJ0 zone_NN1 in_PRP Portland_NP0 in_PRP December_NP0 2020_CRD after_PRP a_AT0 black_AJ0 family_NN1 was_VBD evicted_VVN from_PRP their_DPS home_NN1 for_PRP defaulting_VVG on_PRP a_AT0 second_ORD mortgage_NN1 ._SENT Occupiers_NN2 took_VVD over_AVP several_DT0 blocks_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP protest_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP response_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 mayor_NN1 of_PRF Portland_NP0 authorized_VVD the_AT0 police_NN2 to_TO0 use_VVI "_PUQ all_DT0 lawful_AJ0 means_NN0 "_PUQ to_TO0 end_VVI the_AT0 occupation_NN1 and_CJC declared_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ There_EX0 will_VM0 be_VBI no_AT0 autonomous_AJ0 zone_NN1 in_PRP Portland_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Police_NN2 violently_AV0 clashed_VVN with_PRP protesters_NN2 but_CJC failed_VVD to_TO0 take_VVI back_AVP the_AT0 city_NN1 blocks_NN2 ._SENT Finally_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 city_NN1 cut_VVD a_AT0 deal_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 protesters_NN2 and_CJC paid_VVD to_TO0 let_VVI the_AT0 family_NN1 stay_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 home_NN1 ._SENT Said_VVD one_CRD occupier_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ n't_XX0 like_PRP what_DTQ we_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN before_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 negotiation_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 win_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC that_DT0 is_VBZ something_PNI we_PNP 're_VBB just_AV0 not_XX0 used_VVN to_TO0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
In_PRP the_AT0 spring_NN1 of_PRF 2021_CRD anarchists_NN2 created_VVN yet_AV0 another_DT0 autonomous_AJ0 zone_NN1 ,_PUN this_DT0 time_NN1 in_PRP Minneapolis_NP0 ,_PUN at_PRP the_AT0 intersection_NN1 near_PRP where_AVQ George_NP0 Floyd_NP0 was_VBD killed_VVN ._SENT Local_AJ0 black-owned_AJ0 businesses_NN2 suffered_VVN because_CJS customers_NN2 were_VBD unwilling_AJ0 to_TO0 enter_VVI the_AT0 zone_NN1 ._SENT Many_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 occupiers_NN2 were_VBD not_XX0 from_PRP the_AT0 community_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD been_VBN taken_VVN over_AVP ._SENT Some_DT0 were_VBD n't_XX0 even_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 city_NN1 ._SENT Two_CRD white_AJ0 occupiers_NN2 prevented_VVD a_AT0 television_NN1 news_NN1 crew_NN1 from_PRP entering_VVG ._SENT After_PRP a_AT0 local_AJ0 African_AJ0 American_AJ0 resident_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC member_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 local_AJ0 church_NN1 ,_PUN saw_VVD the_AT0 segment_NN1 ,_PUN he_PNP was_VBD outraged_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC invited_VVD the_AT0 news_NN1 crew_NN1 to_TO0 accompany_VVI him_PNP into_PRP the_AT0 zone_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC once_AV0 again_AV0 ,_PUN anarchists_NN2 threatened_VVD them_PNP and_CJC told_VVD them_PNP to_TO0 leave_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 is_VBZ supposed_AJ0 to_TO0 be_VBI sacred_AJ0 ground_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 ground_NN1 to_TO0 push_VVI people_NN0 out_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD a_AT0 local_AJ0 African_AJ0 American_AJ0 church_NN1 leader_NN1 upset_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 anarchist_NN1 rule_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ but_CJC ground_NN1 for_PRP all_DT0 of_PRF us_PNP to_TO0 come_VVI together_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Then_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS in_PRP Seattle_NP0 ,_PUN two_CRD men_NN2 were_VBD shot_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 anarchists_NN2 prevented_VVD first_ORD responders_NN2 from_PRP coming_VVG into_PRP the_AT0 zone_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC one_PNI of_PRF the_AT0 men_NN2 died_VVD ._SENT The_AT0 mayor_NN1 of_PRF Minneapolis_NP0 initially_AV0 said_VVD police_NN2 would_VM0 not_XX0 move_VVI to_TO0 break_VVI up_AVP the_AT0 zone_NN1 until_PRP the_AT0 trial_NN1 of_PRF George_NP0 Floyd_NP0 's_POS killer_NN1 is_VBZ completed_VVN but_CJC then_AV0 reversed_VVN himself_PNX ._SENT 
Some_DT0 have_VHB protested_VVN elected_AJ0 officials_NN2 at_PRP their_DPS homes_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 ,_PUN radical_AJ0 left_AJ0 activists_NN2 protested_VVD Mayor_NN1 Breed_NN1 in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS home_NN1 ._SENT Breed_NN1 said_VVD the_AT0 protesters_NN2 were_VBD "_PUQ all_DT0 white_AJ0 people_NN0 ._SENT But_CJC that_DT0 did_VDD n't_XX0 bother_VVI me_PNP as_CJS much_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 taunting_NN1 of_PRF me_PNP coming_VVG outside_AV0 with_PRP firework_NN1 torches_NN2 in_PRP their_DPS hands_NN2 looking_VVG like_PRP what_DTQ used_VVD to_TO0 happen_VVI when_CJS the_AT0 KKK_NP0 would_VM0 show_VVI up_AVP to_PRP black_AJ0 people_NN0 's_POS houses_NN2 to_TO0 burn_VVI their_DPS houses_NN2 down_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 police_NN2 sergeant_NN1 Kelly_NP0 Kruger_NP0 described_VVD the_AT0 anti-police_NN2 violence_NN1 she_PNP and_CJC her_DPS colleagues_NN2 experienced_VVN in_PRP 2020._CRD "_PUQ After_PRP the_AT0 protests_NN2 after_PRP the_AT0 Floyd_NP0 killing_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP threw_VVD fecal_AJ0 matter_NN1 on_PRP us_PNP and_CJC chanted_VVD '_PUQ Save_VVB a_AT0 life_NN1 !_SENT Kill_VVB a_AT0 cop_NN1 !_SENT '_PUQ and_CJC threw_VVD urine_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Kruger_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP thought_VVD it_PNP was_VBD horrible_AJ0 about_PRP Floyd_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 okay_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC any_DT0 reasonable_AJ0 cop_NN1 is_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI ashamed_AJ0 or_CJC sad_AJ0 about_PRP that_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 same_DT0 occurred_VVD in_PRP other_AJ0 progressive_AJ0 cities_NN2 ._SENT Marchers_NN2 set_VVB fire_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Oakland_NP0 Courthouse_NN1 ,_PUN smashed_AJ0 police_NN2 station_NN1 windows_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC chanted_VVD "_PUQ OPD_NN1 [_PUL Oakland_NP0 Police_NN2 Department_NN1 ]_PUR ,_PUN back_AVP the_AT0 fuck_NN1 up_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ pointed_VVD lasers_NN2 at_PRP the_AT0 eyes_NN2 of_PRF Oakland_NP0 police_NN2 officers_NN2 ,_PUN threw_VVD rocks_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC punched_AJ0 officers_NN2 ,_PUN one_CRD of_PRF whom_PNQ was_VBD injured_VVN ._SENT One_CRD man_NN1 was_VBD arrested_VVN for_PRP concealing_VVG a_AT0 machete_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 protest_NN1 sign_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP Seattle_NP0 ,_PUN protesters_NN2 urged_VVD police_NN2 officers_NN2 to_TO0 commit_VVI suicide_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC threw_VVD rocks_NN2 ,_PUN fireworks_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC Molotov_NP0 cocktails_NN2 at_PRP them_PNP ._SENT And_CJC others_NN2 made_VVD death_NN1 threats_NN2 against_PRP Seattle_NP0 's_POS mayor_NN1 ,_PUN called_VVD her_PNP a_AT0 white_AJ0 supremacist_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC protested_VVD her_PNP at_PRP her_DPS home_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP December_NP0 7_CRD ,_PUN 2020_CRD ,_PUN Jenny_NP0 Durkan_NP0 announced_VVD she_PNP would_VM0 not_XX0 run_VVI for_PRP reelection_NN1 in_PRP 2021._CRD 
During_PRP California_NP0 governor_NN1 Jerry_NP0 Brown_NP0 's_POS time_NN1 in_PRP office_NN1 ,_PUN voters_NN2 passed_VVD several_DT0 reforms_NN2 aimed_VVN at_PRP reducing_VVG the_AT0 size_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 prison_NN1 population_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP 2012_CRD ,_PUN voters_NN2 passed_VVD a_AT0 change_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Three_CRD Strikes_NN2 law_NN1 so_AV0 that_CJT the_AT0 third_ORD strike_NN1 imposes_VVZ a_AT0 life_NN1 sentence_NN1 only_AV0 if_CJS the_AT0 new_AJ0 felony_NN1 was_VBD serious_AJ0 or_CJC violent_AJ0 ._SENT In_PRP addition_NN1 to_PRP lowering_VVG punishments_NN2 for_PRP drug_NN1 possession_NN1 ,_PUN Proposition_NN1 47_CRD ,_PUN which_DTQ voters_NN2 passed_VVD in_PRP 2014_CRD ,_PUN redefined_AJ0 shoplifting_NN1 ,_PUN forgery_NN1 ,_PUN petty_AJ0 theft_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC receiving_VVG stolen_AJ0 property_NN1 as_PRP misdemeanors_NN2 when_AVQ the_AT0 value_NN1 in_PRP question_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX0 exceed_VVI $_NN0 950._CRD In_PRP 2016_CRD ,_PUN voters_NN2 approved_VVD a_AT0 proposition_NN1 that_CJT shortened_VVD the_AT0 time_NN1 it_PNP took_VVD for_PRP some_DT0 nonviolent_AJ0 offenders_NN2 to_TO0 be_VBI eligible_AJ0 for_PRP parole_NN1 and_CJC which_DTQ released_VVD nonviolent_AJ0 offenders_NN2 into_PRP drug_NN1 treatment_NN1 and_CJC rehabilitation_NN1 ._SENT 
Property_NN1 crimes_NN2 rose_VVD in_PRP San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 starting_VVG in_PRP 2012._CRD Larceny_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ shoplifting_VVG and_CJC other_AJ0 petty_AJ0 theft_NN1 ,_PUN rose_VVD 50_CRD percent_NN0 ,_PUN from_PRP roughly_AV0 3_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD incidents_NN2 per_PRP 100_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD people_NN0 in_PRP 2011_CRD to_PRP about_AV0 4_CRD ,_PUN 500_CRD in_PRP 2019._CRD Property_NN1 crimes_NN2 as_PRP a_AT0 whole_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ include_VVB larceny_NN1 ,_PUN motor_NN1 vehicle_NN1 theft_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC burglary_NN1 ,_PUN rose_VVD from_PRP 4_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD incidents_NN2 per_PRP 100_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD people_NN0 in_PRP 2011_CRD to_PRP 5_CRD ,_PUN 500_CRD in_PRP 2019._CRD One_CRD study_NN1 suggests_VVZ that_CJT Proposition_NN1 47_CRD increased_VVD the_AT0 rate_NN1 of_PRF auto_NN1 theft_NN1 17_CRD percent_NN0 and_CJC the_AT0 rate_NN1 of_PRF larceny_NN1 (_PUL non-auto_AJ0 property_NN1 )_PUR theft_NN1 9_CRD percent_NN0 ,_PUN but_CJC discerning_AJ0 between_PRP causation_NN1 and_CJC correlation_NN1 may_VM0 not_XX0 be_VBI possible_AJ0 ._SENT 
Upon_PRP taking_VVG office_NN1 in_PRP January_NP0 2020_CRD ,_PUN Boudin_NP0 followed_VVD through_AVP on_PRP his_DPS campaign_NN1 promises_NN2 ._SENT Instead_AV0 of_PRF prosecuting_VVG and_CJC incarcerating_VVG people_NN0 for_PRP breaking_VVG car_NN1 windows_NN2 to_TO0 steal_VVI money_NN1 and_CJC other_AJ0 items_NN2 from_PRP inside_NN1 ,_PUN Boudin_NP0 proposed_VVD creating_VVG a_AT0 $_NN0 1.5_CRD million_CRD fund_NN1 to_TO0 reimburse_VVI car_NN1 owners_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC there_EX0 were_VBD over_AV0 25_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD car_NN1 break-ins_NN2 reported_VVN in_PRP 2019._CRD If_CJS every_AT0 break-in_NN1 cost_NN1 just_AV0 $_NN0 250_CRD in_PRP repairs_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 fund_NN1 would_VM0 need_VVI four_CRD times_NN2 that_DT0 amount_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC what_DTQ would_VM0 prevent_VVI people_NN0 from_PRP falsely_AV0 claiming_VVG to_TO0 have_VHI been_VBN robbed_VVN in_PRP order_NN1 to_TO0 get_VVI city_NN1 money_NN1 ?_SENT 
Boudin_NP0 's_POS main_AJ0 goal_NN1 is_VBZ deincarceration_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 challenge_NN1 going_VVG forward_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Boudin_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ is_VBZ how_AVQ do_VDB we_PNP close_VVI a_AT0 jail_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ Many_DT0 believe_VVB that_CJT most_AV0 in_PRP jail_NN1 are_VBB there_AV0 for_PRP nonviolent_AJ0 offenses_NN2 but_CJC the_AT0 most_AV0 recent_AJ0 available_AJ0 data_NN0 shows_VVZ that_CJT two-thirds_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 people_NN0 in_PRP San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 's_POS jail_NN1 were_VBD there_AV0 for_PRP violent_AJ0 crimes_NN2 or_CJC weapons_NN2 possession_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 petty_AJ0 ,_PUN nonviolent_AJ0 ,_PUN or_CJC "_PUQ victimless_AJ0 "_PUQ crime_NN1 ._SENT Just_AV0 4_CRD percent_NN0 are_VBB there_AV0 for_PRP drug_NN1 crime_NN1 ._SENT 
San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 residents_NN2 needed_VVD to_TO0 understand_VVI that_CJT some_DT0 amount_NN1 of_PRF crime_NN1 was_VBD inevitable_AJ0 given_VVN the_AT0 city_NN1 's_POS wealth_NN1 ,_PUN said_VVD Boudin_NP0 in_PRP 2020._CRD "_PUQ We_PNP have_VHB some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 richest_AJS people_NN0 in_PRP the_AT0 history_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 world_NN1 in_PRP this_DT0 city_NN1 ._SENT Fortunes_NN2 never_AV0 imaginable_AJ0 ten_CRD or_CJC twenty_CRD or_CJC fifty_CRD years_NN2 ago_AV0 ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT ._SENT When_CJS we_PNP have_VHB those_DT0 extremes_NN2 in_PRP close_AJ0 proximity_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 's_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI some_DT0 level_NN1 of_PRF property_NN1 crime_NN1 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ a_AT0 reality_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Boudin_NP0 opposed_VVD efforts_NN2 by_PRP the_AT0 mayor_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 city_NN1 attorney_NN1 to_TO0 prevent_VVI drug_NN1 dealers_NN2 who_PNQ had_VHD already_AV0 been_VBN arrested_VVN from_PRP entering_VVG the_AT0 Tenderloin_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Until_CJS the_AT0 city_NN1 is_VBZ serious_AJ0 about_PRP treating_VVG addiction_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 root_NN1 causes_VVZ of_PRF drug_NN1 use_NN1 and_CJC selling_VVG ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Boudin_NP0 in_PRP a_AT0 statement_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ these_DT0 recycled_AJ0 ,_PUN punishment-focused_AJ0 approaches_NN2 are_VBB unlikely_AJ0 to_TO0 succeed_VVI at_PRP doing_VDG anything_PNI more_AV0 than_CJS making_VVG headlines_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Home_NN1 burglaries_NN2 rose_VVD in_PRP early_AV0 2021_CRD in_PRP San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 ._SENT Homeowners_NN2 started_VVD posting_VVG on_PRP Twitter_NN1 videos_NN2 from_PRP their_DPS security_NN1 cameras_NN2 of_PRF people_NN0 breaking_VVG into_PRP homes_NN2 and_CJC garages_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ When_CJS I_PNP first_ORD moved_VVD here_AV0 we_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 car_NN1 break-in_NN1 problem_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Michael_NP0 Solana_NP0 ,_PUN a_AT0 writer_NN1 who_PNQ works_VVZ for_PRP a_AT0 venture_NN1 capital_NN1 fund_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Now_AV0 we_PNP have_VHB a_AT0 home_NN1 invasion_NN1 problem_NN1 ._SENT These_DT0 things_NN2 are_VBB wearing_VVG on_PRP people_NN0 ._SENT "_PUQ Boudin_NP0 attributed_VVD the_AT0 rise_NN1 of_PRF burglaries_NN2 in_PRP San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 to_PRP the_AT0 decline_NN1 of_PRF tourism_NN1 and_CJC "_PUQ people_NN0 in_PRP desperate_AJ0 economic_AJ0 circumstances_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Progressive_AJ0 supervisor_NN1 Hillary_NP0 Ronen_NP0 agreed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP know_VVB that_CJT [_PUL economic_AJ0 insecurity_NN1 and_CJC inequality_NN1 ]_PUR is_VBZ one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 root_NN1 causes_VVZ of_PRF property_NN1 crimes_NN2 specifically_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT 
But_CJC Tom_NP0 Wolf_NP0 and_CJC others_NN2 argued_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 robberies_NN2 were_VBD ,_PUN like_PRP the_AT0 shoplifting_NN1 ,_PUN done_VDN by_PRP people_NN0 seeking_VVG money_NN1 to_TO0 buy_VVI drugs_NN2 and_CJC feed_VVB their_DPS addictions_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 drugstores_NN2 have_VHB been_VBN shoplifted_VVN to_PRP death_NN1 and_CJC that_DT0 's_VBZ all_DT0 because_CJS of_PRF drug_NN1 use_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Tom_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB ._SENT I_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 do_VDI the_AT0 same_DT0 thing_NN1 when_CJS I_PNP was_VBD out_AVP there_AV0 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ what_DTQ you_PNP do_VDB ._SENT You_PNP '_POS boost_NN1 ._SENT '_PUQ And_CJC then_AV0 you_PNP go_VVB and_CJC you_PNP sell_VVB your_DPS stuff_NN1 down_AVP at_PRP UN_NP0 Plaza_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ an_AT0 open-air_AJ0 drug_NN1 scene_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP a_AT0 May_NP0 2021_CRD city_NN1 supervisors_NN2 '_POS meeting_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 representative_NN1 from_PRP CVS_NN2 called_VVD San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 "_PUQ the_AT0 epicenter_NN1 of_PRF organized_AJ0 retail_AJ0 crime_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 country_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC claimed_VVD that_CJT 85_CRD percent_NN0 of_PRF the_AT0 shoplifting_NN1 is_VBZ committed_VVN by_PRP organized_AJ0 theft_NN1 rings_NN2 ._SENT Police_NN2 broke_VVD up_AVP one_CRD such_DT0 ring_NN1 in_PRP October_NP0 2020_CRD and_CJC recovered_VVD $_NN0 8_CRD million_CRD of_PRF stolen_AJ0 merchandise_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 problem_NN1 goes_VVZ beyond_PRP property_NN1 crime_NN1 ._SENT Boudin_NP0 declined_VVD to_TO0 prosecute_VVI two_CRD men_NN2 who_PNQ went_VVD on_AVP to_TO0 kill_VVI people_NN0 ._SENT One_CRD man_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN repeatedly_AV0 arrested_VVN for_PRP stealing_VVG cars_NN2 ,_PUN despite_PRP having_VHG just_AV0 been_VBN released_VVN from_PRP prison_NN1 earlier_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 year_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC appeared_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI abusing_VVG meth_VVZ ._SENT On_PRP New_NP0 Year_NN1 's_POS Eve_NN1 ,_PUN 2020_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 man_NN1 killed_VVD two_CRD people_NN0 while_CJS driving_VVG intoxicated_AJ0 ._SENT Police_NN2 found_VVD inside_AV0 of_PRF his_DPS car_NN1 a_AT0 semiautomatic_AJ0 handgun_NN1 and_CJC twenty-three_CRD grams_NN2 of_PRF methamphetamine_NN1 ._SENT On_PRP February_NP0 4_CRD ,_PUN another_DT0 intoxicated_AJ0 driver_NN1 killed_VVD a_AT0 pedestrian_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 stolen_AJ0 car_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 police_NN2 had_VHD arrested_VVN him_PNP in_PRP October_NP0 2020_CRD for_PRP possessing_VVG a_AT0 stolen_AJ0 car_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 tool_NN1 for_PRP stealing_VVG cars_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC what_DTQ appeared_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI meth_VVZ ._SENT Boudin_NP0 chose_VVD not_XX0 to_TO0 pursue_VVI charges_NN2 ._SENT In_PRP December_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 California_NP0 Highway_NN1 Patrol_NN1 arrested_VVD the_AT0 man_NN1 again_AV0 for_PRP driving_VVG a_AT0 stolen_AJ0 vehicle_NN1 under_PRP the_AT0 influence_NN1 ._SENT Again_AV0 he_PNP was_VBD not_XX0 prosecuted_VVN ._SENT 
The_AT0 accident_NN1 victim_NN1 ,_PUN an_AT0 immigrant_NN1 from_PRP Kenya_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC his_DPS wife_NN1 had_VHD moved_VVN to_PRP San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 two_CRD weeks_NN2 before_PRP the_AT0 fatal_AJ0 crash_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP blame_VVB the_AT0 DA_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD the_AT0 widow_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 victim_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 suspect_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ was_VBD someone_PNI who_PNQ was_VBD out_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 public_NN1 who_PNQ should_VM0 n't_XX0 have_VHI been_VBN in_PRP the_AT0 public_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD completely_AV0 avoidable_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Tom_NP0 said_VVD he_PNP could_VM0 feel_VVI the_AT0 difference_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 streets_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Drug_NN1 dealing_NN1 is_VBZ unabated_AJ0 and_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ not_XX0 one_CRD guy_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ fifty_CRD guys_NN2 dealing_VVG fentanyl_NN1 and_CJC meth_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ going_VVG unabated_AJ0 because_CJS the_AT0 district_NN1 attorney_NN1 says_VVZ ,_PUN '_PUQ These_DT0 are_VBB the_AT0 nonviolent_AJ0 ,_PUN quality-of-life_AJ0 crimes_NN2 ,_PUN '_PUQ and_CJC '_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB not_XX0 going_VVG to_TO0 prosecute_VVI them_PNP ._SENT '_PUQ "_PUQ 
In_PRP October_NP0 2020_CRD ,_PUN San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 police_NN2 officers_NN2 discovered_VVD a_AT0 body_NN1 on_PRP fire_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 neighborhood_NN1 frequented_VVN by_PRP heavy_AJ0 drug_NN1 users_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Officers_NN2 on_PRP patrol_NN1 saw_VVD a_AT0 fire_NN1 ,_PUN thought_VVD it_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 debris_NN1 fire_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD an_AT0 officer_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ They_PNP came_VVD up_AVP and_CJC saw_VVD it_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 person_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Said_VVD Deli_NN1 Board_NN1 owner_NN1 Adam_NP0 Mesnick_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ It_PNP makes_VVZ no_AT0 sense_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 district_NN1 attorney_NN1 will_VM0 tell_VVI you_PNP that_CJT he_PNP has_VHZ more_DT0 fear_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 Honduran_AJ0 dealer_NN1 's_POS family_NN1 having_VHG challenges_NN2 than_CJS a_AT0 local_AJ0 family_NN1 whose_DTQ kid_NN1 OD_NP0 'd_VHD on_PRP fentanyl_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP mean_VVB ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ absurd_AJ0 ._SENT This_DT0 guy_NN1 protects_VVZ dealers_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ 
District_NN1 Attorney_NN1 Boudin_NP0 was_VBD offering_VVG weaker_AJC sentences_NN2 than_CJS even_AV0 defense_NN1 attorneys_NN2 were_VBD requesting_VVG ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP Vicki_NP0 Westbrook_NP0 of_PRF San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 's_VBZ a_AT0 defense_NN1 attorney_NN1 who_PNQ said_VVD ,_PUN '_PUQ It_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI that_CJT I_PNP would_VM0 argue_VVI for_PRP this_DT0 deal_NN1 in_PRP court_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 DA_NN1 but_CJC now_AV0 I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 say_VVI anything_PNI because_CJS the_AT0 DA_NN1 is_VBZ going_VVG to_TO0 offer_VVI me_PNP a_AT0 deal_NN1 better_AJC than_CJS what_DTQ I_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI suggested_VVN ._SENT Somebody_PNI shot_VVD up_AVP the_AT0 street_NN1 with_PRP an_AT0 automatic_AJ0 weapon_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 first_ORD offer_NN1 was_VBD six_CRD months_NN2 in_PRP jail_NN1 or_CJC time_NN1 served_VVN plus_PRP two_CRD years_NN2 of_PRF probation_NN1 or_CJC something_PNI ._SENT And_CJC then_AV0 [_PUL the_AT0 DA_NN1 ]_PUR said_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ How_AVQ about_PRP thirty_CRD days_NN2 in_PRP jail_NN1 ?_SENT "_PUQ '_POS "_PUQ 
Vicki_NP0 laughed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP really_AV0 can_VM0 do_VDI anything_PNI in_PRP San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ If_CJS you_PNP do_VDB get_VVI arrested_VVN ,_PUN chances_NN2 are_VBB you_PNP 're_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI out_AVP of_PRF jail_NN1 in_PRP less_AV0 than_CJS thirty_CRD days_NN2 for_PRP damn_NN1 near_PRP everything_PNI except_CJS maybe_AV0 killing_VVG somebody_PNI and_CJC maybe_AV0 even_AV0 then_AV0 ,_PUN too_AV0 ._SENT It_PNP 's_VBZ hard_AJ0 to_TO0 say_VVI at_PRP this_DT0 point_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 situation_NN1 was_VBD similar_AJ0 in_PRP other_AJ0 progressive_AJ0 West_NN1 Coast_NN1 cities_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP 's_VBZ a_AT0 free-for-all_NN1 here_AV0 in_PRP Seattle_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Vickie_NP0 Beach_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP can_VM0 commit_VVI crimes_NN2 and_CJC not_XX0 get_VVB in_PRP trouble_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 even_AV0 know_VVI if_CJS we_PNP can_VM0 get_VVI back_AVP to_PRP what_DTQ it_PNP used_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI ,_PUN especially_AV0 with_PRP the_AT0 law_NN1 they_PNP 're_VBB trying_VVG to_TO0 pass_VVI saying_VVG that_CJT if_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB homeless_AJ0 and_CJC mentally_AV0 ill_AJ0 and_CJC commit_VVB a_AT0 crime_NN1 you_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 get_VVI in_PRP trouble_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
In_PRP early_AV0 2021_CRD ,_PUN a_AT0 San_NP0 Francisco_NP0 resident_NN1 posted_VVN on_PRP Twitter_NN1 a_AT0 photo_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 bare_AJ0 mattress_NN1 propped_VVD up_AVP against_PRP a_AT0 building_NN1 on_PRP a_AT0 sidewalk_NN1 intersection_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 neighborhood_NN1 of_PRF Diamond_NN1 Heights_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 words_NN2 "_PUQ Legalize_VVB Crime_NN1 "_PUQ were_VBD scrawled_VVN on_PRP it_PNP ._SENT 
