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San Francisco Wants To Soften Language For Criminals To Protect Their Feelings

Hank Berrien
San Francisco Wants To Soften Language For Criminals To Protect Their Feelings
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Forget the real problems plaguing San Francisco, like rampant feces, urine, and drug needles inundating its streets, and the fact that the city is reputedly the nation’s leader in property crime; the city’s Board of Supervisors is proposing softening the language referring to criminals. The Board of Supervisors is championing new “person first” language guidelines; convicted felon or offender released from jail will be called a “formerly incarcerated person,” or a “justice-involved” person or a “returning resident,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

The Chronicle added:

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