Thread by @garrytan

When someone questions the judgment of impractical idealists like Chesa Boudin or Alison Collins, there is an almost cult-like backlash to their critics.

The more I spend time looking deep at these issues, the more clear it is the baizuo 白左 are wrong

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There is an Asian American response though, and it looks like this

https://twitter.com/garrytan/status/1395742388572749828?lang=en

"It is not inconsistent to have compassion for folks in distressing life situations while simultaneously protecting the public from actual physical harm they may cause to someone else."

"And protecting the public from harm may also require making tough choices, such as detaining individuals who threaten public safety. If jail is not the appropriate setting, cities need to create spaces like psych wards to hold people until they are no longer deemed a threat."

"Unfortunately, even talking about these subjects will get you canceled by the baizuo. In their minds, a criminal is often just a victim of an 'unjust system' and not directly responsible for their destructive actions."

"The flat-out denial of any personal agency is frankly un-American, undermines the rule of law and will result in chaotic and dangerous cities (as we are already starting to see)."

Our Asian American elders in SF and NYC deserve better than what they're getting from the baizuo

This is also what an Asian American response looks like

@ManKitLam4 is a San Francisco hero

https://twitter.com/hknightsf/status/1405161838501720067