like him after all to be fair he wasn t really a prosecutor better defense attorney masquerading as a prosecutor placing interest of defendants above everything else that is what is called is never the defendant s fault it s law enforcement or schools or society that is what the movement is to shift responsibility for crime away from the defendant and onto literally everyone else. i am not surprised he was recalled but i am surprised he was elected in the first place. what in the people of san francisco think they were getting? doing the opposite of why he said he did exactly what he said he would do he was soft on crime and hard on the police. he did not change. but the voters did. make you wonder how many people were victimized in the process and how many other cities will make the same mistake and how many lives that will cost? joining us now right on time director first of all happy birthday i actually think that our system can be improved. and the former prosecutors thin
after a report of four news cases of blood clotting events in adults who d received the jab in norway. coronavirus cases increase in many european union countries as a third wave of the pandemic gathers speed. and it s the music industry s biggest awards night of the year the grammys this year it ll be a virtual ceremony in los angelese because of the pandemic. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. there are calls, here in the uk, for london s metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, to resign after firerce criticism over how her force handled a vigil in memory of sarah everard the 33 year old woman whose body was found in woodland days after she disappeared. some of them were handcuffed. the met has defended its actions, saying that with hundreds of people packed together, there was a risk of spreading coronavirus. but the home secretary priti patel has asked for full details about exactly what happened. simonjones has the lat
communities and enforce the law we were not there to pick and choose who we would prosecute him we would not. trey: you your finger on an important point we hear the phrase a threat to democracy with our political debate i cannot think of anything as a threat to democracy than one elected official deciding which lot they will enforce or not enforce? i m sure you prosecuted cases if you were legislator you would not have passed a law or attach that punishment to the law. exactly i had a case i had to beg the department of justice to allow me to offer 35 years as the punishment. he was young he did not deserve longer than that but he was facing 125 years under the federal guidelines. had to work hard. we know there is imperfection in it justice system but you cannot sacrifice on the altar
from them is we are trying to help, we have brought new laws in. it doesn t matter what laws you bring in, you need to take the old piece out, it and to those that can change it. , ., ., ., , ., it. gemma, great to get your perspective it. gemma, great to get your perspective on it. gemma, great to get your perspective on this. - it. gemma, great to get your perspective on this. you - it. gemma, great to get your perspective on this. you are| it. gemma, great to get your - perspective on this. you are seeing a much wider look at the criminal justice system needs to be looked at. it justice system needs to be looked at. ., , justice system needs to be looked at. . , . at. it all needs dealing with, everything- now let s take a look at some of the other stories making headlines across the uk. there s growing concern in northern ireland about the covid i9 infection rate there. it s the highest in the uk, and among the highest in europe. on friday, the department of health recorded i
have been a front line officer, but i think there are two possible reasons i think there are two possible reasons. it is recognising that where reasons. it is recognising that where an reasons. it is recognising that where an individual victim may not want where an individual victim may not want to where an individual victim may not want to go where an individual victim may not want to go through that criminal justice want to go through that criminal justice system, and an outcome for them justice system, and an outcome for them is justice system, and an outcome for them is about the harm stopping and not going them is about the harm stopping and not going through the criminal justice not going through the criminal justice system. but even in those cases. justice system. but even in those cases. it justice system. but even in those cases. it is justice system. but even in those cases, it is ensuring about those victims cases, it is ensuring about those victim