SassyLady
09-30-2020, 04:42 PM
instead of arresting them? I feel like I'm in Rome when it imploded.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/518132-san-francisco-sues-28-alleged-drug-dealers-to-keep-them-out-of-drug
The city of San Francisco has sued 28 alleged drug dealers it says openly ply their trade in a section of the Tenderloin neighborhood.
City officials have said the area covered by the lawsuit is a frequent site of public drug use, according to The Associated Press (https://apnews.com/article/san-francisco-lawsuits-dennis-herrera-arrests-california-27eef3c10f77568651039114f82e63d9).
“You see people who are pushing strollers, mothers who have to go out onto the streets and go around the drug dealing, and the drug using,” Mayor London Breed (D) said. “San Francisco has become the place to go to sell drugs, it is known widely, and that has got to stop.”The lawsuits would bar the defendants from 50 blocks of the Tenderloin and a section of the adjacent South of Market neighborhood, the AP reported. Violations could bring $6,000 fines, arrests on misdemeanor charges and seizure of their assets.
“These lawsuits won’t solve the problems themselves. But they are a step worth taking,” San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said.
He noted that actions beyond targeting the dealers are necessary to address the issue, including more drug treatment and mental health options as well as a crackdown on the dealers’ suppliers. “But these injunctions will give law enforcement one more tool to help keep Tenderloin residents safe,” he said.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/518132-san-francisco-sues-28-alleged-drug-dealers-to-keep-them-out-of-drug
The city of San Francisco has sued 28 alleged drug dealers it says openly ply their trade in a section of the Tenderloin neighborhood.
City officials have said the area covered by the lawsuit is a frequent site of public drug use, according to The Associated Press (https://apnews.com/article/san-francisco-lawsuits-dennis-herrera-arrests-california-27eef3c10f77568651039114f82e63d9).
“You see people who are pushing strollers, mothers who have to go out onto the streets and go around the drug dealing, and the drug using,” Mayor London Breed (D) said. “San Francisco has become the place to go to sell drugs, it is known widely, and that has got to stop.”The lawsuits would bar the defendants from 50 blocks of the Tenderloin and a section of the adjacent South of Market neighborhood, the AP reported. Violations could bring $6,000 fines, arrests on misdemeanor charges and seizure of their assets.
“These lawsuits won’t solve the problems themselves. But they are a step worth taking,” San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said.
He noted that actions beyond targeting the dealers are necessary to address the issue, including more drug treatment and mental health options as well as a crackdown on the dealers’ suppliers. “But these injunctions will give law enforcement one more tool to help keep Tenderloin residents safe,” he said.