San Francisco calls for new names for criminals

@garysibi (702)
Chicago, Illinois
August 22, 2019 2:27pm CST
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has called for the use on new terminology for those who have gone to jail for breaking the law. Convicted criminals are now justice-involved persons. Those who are released after their sentence is over are a formerly incarcerated person, a justice-involved person or just a returning resident. Juvenile delinquents are to be referred to as young person with justice system involvement or a young person impacted by the juvenile justice system. The new names are not binding.
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Bensen32
@Bensen32 (27752)
• United States
22 Aug 19
Please tell me you are kidding with this. Are we are afraid we are going to offend them with the old names? What the heck is wrong with California?
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Bensen32
@Bensen32 (27752)
• United States
23 Aug 19
@garysibi Our government hard at work spending our tax dollars on crap like this.
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Gary Sibio
@garysibi (702)
• Chicago, Illinois
23 Aug 19
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Gary Sibio
@garysibi (702)
• Chicago, Illinois
23 Aug 19
I wish I could tell you this is a joke but it's not. They didn't make it mandatory... yet.
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Vicki, #1 Creek Girl
@1creekgirl (41785)
• United States
22 Aug 19
Can you see me shaking my head?
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Gary Sibio
@garysibi (702)
• Chicago, Illinois
23 Aug 19
LOL
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louievill
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
22 Aug 19
Is there really a need to make things more complicated with regards to this matter?
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Gary Sibio
@garysibi (702)
• Chicago, Illinois
23 Aug 19
Apparently some people think there is.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342342)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Aug 19
That is really pretty crazy in my eyes.
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Gary Sibio
@garysibi (702)
• Chicago, Illinois
23 Aug 19
Can't disagree
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (120251)
• United States
22 Aug 19
This is stupid
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Gary Sibio
@garysibi (702)
• Chicago, Illinois
22 Aug 19
It's your side that keeps making these demands.
CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
22 Aug 19
Are they excusing the crimes with these new names?
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Gary Sibio
@garysibi (702)
• Chicago, Illinois
23 Aug 19
They say they are trying to reduce the stigma. Here's an idea. If you don't want to carry the stigma of being a criminal, don't break the law.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
23 Aug 19
@garysibi Works for me! Unbelievable.
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Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo
@Spontaneo (14700)
• United States
22 Aug 19
What is the reasoning?
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Gary Sibio
@garysibi (702)
• Chicago, Illinois
23 Aug 19
They don't want criminals to have to bear the stigma of being criminals.