Victims families and activists call on San Diego County D.A. to prosecute or resign
A group is calling for accountability and the removal of certain officers, and if no action is taken, they want the District Attorney out of office. Author: Heather Hope (Reporter) Updated: 5:46 PM PDT May 15, 2021
SAN DIEGO Upset and calling out San Diego County’s top attorney, the Racial Justice Coalition of San Diego said their message is clear.
“Demand that Summer Stephan prosecute rogue officers or simply resign. She’s been in office for a while now, and nothing has changed in the prosecution of rogue officers. She needs to be an attorney for all people and not just for the police unions,” said Buki Domingos, Racial Justice Coalition of San Diego.
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In March and April of last year, something was gnawing at Dr Raed Al-Naser.
The pulmonologist and critical care physician at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California, had been on the front lines of the pandemic from the very beginning. The Jordanian-American doctor quickly noticed he was treating a disproportionate number of Arab Americans suffering from Covid-19.
“It was a simple observation from doing my regular rounds. I see the patients are either ethnically Hispanic, Latinos or Middle Eastern. In our particular area, we have larger communities of people from Iraq, Syria and other countries in the region,” he said.