San Francisco’s Board of Supervisor Shouts F*ck the Police Union
Last week, after the election results were in and Chesa Boudin was announced as winner for San Francisco’s District Attorney, a woman stood in the front of a crowd and yelled, “Hey, so I just got one thing to say, which is f-ck the POA! ((Police Officers Association) San Francisco, this is what we get when we throw the f-ck down. This is the city where we elect a public defender to be our district attorney. What we start here, the nation follows. So, look out.”
The woman who used the foul language and extended her middle finger was Sandra Lee Fewer — an elected member of San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Former and current city supervisors joined her on the stage, including Hillary Ronen, Jane Kim, and Matt Haney.
Sandra Fewer claims the POA is a racist organization because they have been critical of Boudin, and they ran an ad campaign against him claiming Boudin’s “reckless policies will cost lives.”
Boudin, whose parents went to prison for the murder of a security guard and two police officers in a Brink robbery, was raised by Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, members of the left-wing group Weather Underground.
Boudin referenced his parents’ past during his campaign and how he experienced the effects of mass incarceration which motivates him to make radical changes in the criminal justice system. Boudin promised to address police misconduct, bail reform, and racial bias. He also pledged not to prosecute people for quality-of-life “crimes such as public camping, offering or soliciting sex, public urination, blocking a sidewalk.” He won’t be taking first offense drunk drivers to trial as long as no injuries were involved, and plans to end gang enhancements — a law that adds more sentencing to defendants who participate in violent street gangs.
Warning: Adult Language
SF supervisors past and present are in the house. @SandraLeeFewer leads a “F*ck the POA” chant while @JaneKim, @MattHaneySF & others share the stage. #SFDA @KQEDnews pic.twitter.com/4kSe72n3qz
— Mary Franklin Harvin (@EmEffHarvin) November 6, 2019
Here’s the letter to Fewer from the police union demanding an apology, along with 16 bars of Dove soap “so she could clean up her language”:
Police union demands apology from Supervisor Sandra Fewer for leading “Fuck the POA” chant at Chesa Boudin party: “Your hate-filled comments and unstable behavior are worrisome...” https://t.co/9M7a3oFj5h pic.twitter.com/Wpvz3Z57cK
— Michael Barba (@mdbarba) November 6, 2019
Sandra Fewer offered her “apology” letter, but some people think she should resign.
An open letter to San Francisco Police Officers. pic.twitter.com/XdzunGr6O4
— Sandra Lee Fewer (@SandraLeeFewer) November 6, 2019
What’s your opinion, should Sandra Fewer resign?