Since becoming California’s attorney general in 2011, she had largely avoided intervening in cases involving killings by police. Harris was elected San Francisco district attorney in 2003. Police use of force had been a contentious issue in San Francisco long before Harris took office. Harris began her second term as attorney general the next year by outlining steps to make policing fairer and more transparent. In San Francisco, police killed 18 people during Harris’ six years as attorney general.

Source: bd News24 August 10, 2020 04:41 UTC