The problem is that if you pay people who do not want (as opposed to not being able to work) to work all their living expenses, people catch on, and then too few people want to work. That's one of the things that doomed Actually Existing Socialist systems.
I do not think she has any intention to do any work to make her city any better place to live in.
It's a sad state of affairs. It's unwoke to do anything against the homeless. It is apparently considered their civil right to defecate anywhere, harass passengers etc. In NYC too. Jordan Neely is only referred to as "Michael Jackson impersonator" in liberal media. The fact that he had >40 arrests (he should have been in Riker's, not on the subway!) including several assaults is conveniently omitted from the coverage.
That homeless people, just like anybody else, do not have the right to chase somebody down and beat them to a pulp. That goes well beyond what is considered legitimate self-defense. And you would probably see it that way too if it was some middle class white guy who did that.
That does not mean it's "self defense" to chase him down and beat him to a pulp.
The DA has nothing to do with prosecution in their bailiwick?
The homeless in places like SF are very aggressive and brazen. What about regular taxpaying citizens who just want to be able to enjoy their property? I guess in SF the bums take precedence.
Perhaps initially, although I do think the victim had a right to tell him to go away.
There is a video. It should be pretty cut and dried in front of any unbiased jury.
What do you expect when the City is not doing anything against the homeless problem? Instead, they keep enabling them even when they defecate in the streets, harass taxpayers or as in this case beat them up.
There is a video. It should be a pretty easy case to win based on merits. The problem is that they did not want to prosecute a homeless guy due to ideological pro-homeless stance of the political establishment.
A "hate crime"? Is being a bum a protected class in California?
I would.
The 
Killing of Jordan Neely -- I'll quote that article's first three paragraphs, because they seem like a good summary of the incident.
That chokehold ought to have been *very* suspicious -- DP clearly knew what he was doing.
The NYPD is known to leak criminal records of defendants, but JN is the first homicide victim whose criminal record they leaked.
He seemed like so many other deranged people -- scary, but for the most part, not physically dangerous.
Then,
Was it reckless for her to call the killing of JN a murder?
Then on why politicians have been reluctant to call the act a murder.
In effect, to defund everything but the police.
Some people might say that a safer city is one with more homeless people killed.
Something that won't be helped by defunding everything but the police.
Finally,
on Twitter: "This is what a hero looks like.
IKR? Like, how hard is it to not use the fact someone is a disgusting degenerate to forgive someone who chokes ANYONE out so long as to kill them.
I would judge them on behavior, not attire. Laying on a sofa isn't a threat to themselves or anyone else, I don't care if they are wearing a birthday suit or a burqa.
Depends on what they do--I'll apply the same standards that are the norm in the wilderness: You either bury it properly or do it in a bag and dispose of it properly. Some heavy use places mandate the bag and some are de-facto mandated by inability to comply with the burying rules--and compliance is impossible in any urban or suburban area. Technically it's only legal to dispose of in the trash if the proper neutralizer is applied but in practice city dwellers don't--diapers are simply tossed.
The rap sheet is very relevant here. It shows Neely actually was a danger, it's just he made the mistake of going after someone who could defend themselves and then kept fighting back rather than surrendering. I think the police got it right and the prosecution is political.
And I will quote another salient paragraph.This has become a big issue, and I've been neglectful of it.
Emphasis mine. "Alternative to incarceration" program for felony assault? With a lengthy rap sheep, including previous assaults, including against a 7 year old girl? Neely should have been in prison. But that's typical of Alvin Bragg and his fellow fauxgressive DAs. Soft on crimes for people he likes, overcharging people he doesn't (not just Perry, but he also wanted to charge a store clerk with murder just for defending himself)wikipedia said:
Throwing objects is a physical attack. And he was also threatening people with violence.
The 15 minute timeline is disputed. Is there any other source for it other than this Vázquez person?
From what I have heard from legal experts, this is an overcharge and "negligent homicide" would fit the facts better.
Why shouldn't they? It paints a more comprehensive, more accurate picture of the decedent.
The 67 year old woman whom he beat up breaking her nose and orbital bone might disagree with that assessment. So might the 7 year old girl he dragged. So might the other people he assaulted. Why wasn't he sent up the river? Why did Bragg give him such a sweetheart deal?
There is no legal basis for a murder charge. Even 2nd degree manslaughter is a stretch.
