PROSECUTION OF COP IN S.F. SHOOTING

by Bob Walsh

Chesa Boudin, the uber-liberal district attorney of the People's Republic of California, decided this week to prosecute a S. F. cop for on on-duty homicide, only the second time this has happened since forever.  It is, however, the sixth prosecution by Boudin against cops alleging excessive force.

The cop, Kenneth Cha, has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in the 2017 shooting.   The dead guy is Sean Moore, who died three years after the shooting.  Moore is Black.  

Officer Cha responded to a noise complaint / restraining order violation.  Moore was (allegedly) making a ruckus by banging on the common wall between his residence and his neighbor.  Moore was schizophrenic.  He was also unarmed.  The situation went from whatever it was when the cop arrived to a shooting in eight minutes.  This fact seems to really offend the D.A.  

The D. A. at the time reviewed the case and determined that the shooting was justified.  Boudin has taken over the job since 2019.  

Moore physically assaulted both of the officers, Cha and his partner Colin Patino.    

Moore died in San Quentin, where he was a guest of the people on charges not related to this incident.  His death certificate says the old gunshot wound was the primary cause of his death.