Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: NYT Opinion: Kamala Harris Was Not a 'Progressive Prosecutor' [View all]lapucelle
(18,250 posts)does not support her claims.
Here are the news stories that the op-ed writer links to.
(The links are right there within the text of the opinion piece.)
What's especially troubling is the opinion writer's conflation of Senator Harris's name with the name of the office of the attorney general. It's either very sloppy or deliberately misleading.
It's also puzzling why an attorney (like the opinion writer) doesn't understand why it was crucial to appeal the judge's death penalty ruling when it was based on the premise that "the appeals process takes too long". Why on earth would any lawyer interested in preserving civil liberties want that precedent to take root in state criminal law?
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Judge-rips-Harris-office-for-hiding-problems-3263797.php
http://www.sfexaminer.com/conflict-of-interest-denied-in-crime-lab-scandal-case/
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-death-penalty-appeal-20140821-story.html
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Kamala-Harris-takes-measured-approach-to-probing-7955937.php
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-kamala-d-harris-issues-statement-appeal-court-ruling-california
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden