Fresh from firing experienced prosecutors for...prosecuting crimes, Hugo Chávez's fair-haired boy in San Francisco, newly elected district attorney Chesa Boudin, is going himself one better and launching a new program to allow criminals charged with felonies and misdemeanors off the hook if they go into "diversion" programs.  His condition?  Having a kid in the household. According to the San Francisco Chronicle: "I grew up visiting my parents behind bars," Boudin said in a statement announcing the policy. "I know the kind of trauma the sudden loss of a parent can have on a child and the kind of resources that are needed to make that child whole again. This is about taking responsibility, protecting the sanctity of the family, and ensuring innocent children are not condemned to repeat the mistakes of their parents." Commit a crime with a kid in the room, get off...(Read Full Post)