{"id":458860,"date":"2022-06-07T01:16:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T22:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-recall-election-for-san-frans-da-should-rattle-nys-bragg\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T01:16:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T22:16:56","slug":"why-recall-election-for-san-frans-da-should-rattle-nys-bragg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-recall-election-for-san-frans-da-should-rattle-nys-bragg\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why recall election for San Fran&#8217;s DA should rattle NY&#8217;s Bragg"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be4535dcde\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-recall-election-for-san-frans-da-should-rattle-nys-bragg\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_recall_election_for_San_Frans_DA_should_rattle_NYs_Bragg%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why recall election for San Fran&#8217;s DA should rattle NY&#8217;s Bragg&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_recall_election_for_San_Frans_DA_should_rattle_NYs_Bragg%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why recall election for San Fran&#8217;s DA should rattle NY&#8217;s Bragg&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s recall election for San Francisco\u2019s progressive district attorney could signal an earthquake that leads to the ouster of embattled, soft-on-crime Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, legal experts said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf [Chesa] Boudin is removed it should send shockwaves throughout every progressive prosecutor\u2019s office,\u201d Manhattan prosecutor-turned-defense lawyer Mark Bederow said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery progressive prosecutor, Bragg included, will take note that if a progressive prosecutor in San Francisco can be thrown overboard by an overwhelming liberal electorate, voters elsewhere \u2014 including Manhattan \u2014 may do the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eugene O\u2019Donnell, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, noted: \u201cObviously, Bragg will be watching\u201d the results of Boudin\u2019s recall election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think people are coming to their senses that you have to have a rule of law,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou also have reporting that the city is losing population and there\u2019s no question that that is related to safety\u2026In New York, we need to get recall on the ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Manhattan prosecutor Daniel Bibb said he didn\u2019t think Bragg, a Democrat, was \u201cpaying much attention\u201d to the election in California \u2014 but probably should.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/chesa-boudin-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is facing a recall election this week that was initiated by voters frustrated with his soft-on-crime policies.\" class=\"wp-image-22553112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/chesa-boudin-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/chesa-boudin-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/chesa-boudin-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is facing a recall election this week that was initiated by voters frustrated with his soft-on-crime policies.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Eric Risberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBecause rising crime rates are a concern to everyone, whether you are liberal or conservative,\u201d said Bibb, now a defense lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd a lot of the people who put him into office are the people who live in neighborhoods where crime rates are going through the roof.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Halim Dhanidina, a former California <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eals judge, said Boudin\u2019s recall election \u201cwill have an effect on Bragg because speaking within the rubric within partisan politics, the progressive prosecutor movement\u00a0was\u00a0spawned from the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it has been able to succeed because the DAs who have been elected to office have been in urban environments that are safe for Democrats,\u201d Dhanidina said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/USA-RACE_.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg could face a similar ouster if Boudin is successfully recalled, according to legal exports.\" class=\"wp-image-22553136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/USA-RACE_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/USA-RACE_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/USA-RACE_.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg could face a similar ouster if Boudin is successfully recalled, according to legal exports.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Eduardo Munoz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf what you see in San Francisco, perhaps the most famously progressive city in the country, is a rejection of some of these ideals in an overwhelming Democratic electorate, I think Democratic politicians\u2026will see that it is actually a significant political risk to being the most progressive when it comes to crime and punishment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With a Friday poll showing 56 percent of voters <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/news\/examiner-poll-finds-voters-will-recall-chesa-boudin-despite-strong-support-for-reform\/article_592409fe-e20e-11ec-b10d-a34ba260b65f.html\">poised to remove Boudin<\/a>, New York state Republican chairman Nick Langworthy said, \u201cEven the liberal mecca of San Francisco has woken up to the disastrous impacts of Democrats\u2019 soft-on-crime policies and are having major buyer\u2019s remorse.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Although Gov. Kathy Hochul \u2014 who in January publicly warned Bragg about her power to remove him from office \u2014 \u201cwill never have the courage\u201d to make good on that threat, Bragg\u2019s \u201cdays are numbered\u201d if she loses to a Republican in November, Langworthy said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Nick-Langworthy.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York state Republican chairman Nick Langworthy said Bragg's &quot;days are numbered&quot; if a Republican is elected governor.\" class=\"wp-image-22553166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Nick-Langworthy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Nick-Langworthy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Nick-Langworthy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New York state Republican chairman Nick Langworthy said Bragg\u2019s \u201cdays are numbered\u201d if a Republican is elected governor.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">William Farrington<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>GOP candidate and former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, said, \u201cDistrict attorneys aren\u2019t paid by the public to give criminals a free ride, they\u2019re paid to keep our streets safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny DA who doesn\u2019t understand that, like Alvin Bragg in Manhattan, will be im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely removed from office if I\u2019m elected governor,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Another Republican candidate, Harry Wilson\u00a0\u2013 who\u00a0donated to 2021 Bragg\u2019s campaign\u00a0before becoming a fierce critic of his former Harvard classmate \u2013\u00a0said in a prepared statement: \u201cWoke District Attorneys across the country are making their constituents less safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFortunately, in New York, the governor has the authority to remove rogue District Attorneys, which is exactly what I will do as Governor,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Rob-Astorino.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino vowed to remove Bragg from office if elected governor.\" class=\"wp-image-22553182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Rob-Astorino.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Rob-Astorino.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Rob-Astorino.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino vowed to remove Bragg from office if elected governor.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Hans Pennink<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bragg sparked widespread outrage shortly after taking office in January by unveiling policies that included not seeking prison time except for killings and a handful of other crimes, and downgrading felonies in cases including armed robberies and drug dealing.<\/p>\n<p>The embattled prosecutor later reversed some changes, including by announcing, \u201cThe default in gun cases is a felony prosecution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But New Yorkers have continued to blast his lenient approach to law enforcement, with one crime victim recently telling The Post that she\u2019s \u201cbeyond outraged\u201d and \u201cvery disgusted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman for Hochul \u2014 who signed legislation Monday to strengthen New York\u2019s gun laws \u2014 said the governor \u201cwill continue working with the legislature, law enforcement, and local leaders to combat crime and keep New Yorkers safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaking the criminal justice system more fair is an inextricable part of combating violent crime. The DA will continue to work closely with community leaders, law enforcement partners and elected officials to achieve public safety for all New Yorkers,\u201d said Bragg spokesman Doug Cohen.<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Elizabeth Rosner<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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