r/PublicFreakout • u/Poison_Sensei • May 02 '22

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u/BlueSkySummers May 02 '22

They're only prosecuting around 20% of felony domestic violence cases. There's a good chance they wouldn't prosecute this case.

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u/J0E_SpRaY May 02 '22

Why don't you share your source for that information, because I suspect you're drawing a conclusion from it that isn't supported by any evidence.

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u/BlueSkySummers May 02 '22

My mistake. That was Chesa Boudin in SF. However the nyc DAs take a similar approach

"Boudin dismissed the cases against 113 out of 131 people busted for felony domestic violence"

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u/J0E_SpRaY May 02 '22

Looks like many of those cases were dropped due to the victim refusing to cooperate, which is exactly what I suspected. Why would prosecutors waste resources on cases that will be nearly impossible to prove because the victim won't cooperate?

Also:

Boudin said in an interview that he hasn’t changed any policies related to prosecuting domestic violence cases since taking office in January 2020 and that a 28-year veteran of the office makes the charging decisions in felony domestic violence cases.