Posted on 04/24/2016 6:44:57 PM PDT by reaganaut1
SAN FRANCISCO From her apartment at the foot of the celebrated zigzags of Lombard Street, Judith Calson has twice peered out her window as thieves smashed their way into cars and snatched whatever they could. She has seen foreign tourists cry after cash and passports were stolen. She shudders when she recounts the story of the Thai tourist who was shot because he resisted thieves taking his camera.
And that is her tally from the last year alone.
I never thought of this area as a high-crime neighborhood, Ms. Calson, a retired photographer, said of this leafy part of the city, where tourists flock to view the steeply sloped, crooked street adorned with flower beds.
San Francisco, Americas boom town, is flooded with the cash of well-paid technology workers and record numbers of tourists. At the same time, the city has seen a sharp jump in property crime, up more than 60 percent since 2010, though the actual increase may be higher because many of the crimes go unreported.
Recent data from the F.B.I. show that San Francisco has the highest per-capita property crime rate of the nations top 50 cities. About half the cases here are thefts from vehicles, smash-and-grabs that scatter glittering broken glass onto the sidewalks.
The city, known for a political tradition of empathy for the downtrodden, is now divided over whether to respond with more muscular law enforcement or stick to its forgiving attitudes.
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On the other side is David Campos, a supervisor who opposes the increase in police officers and describes Mr. Wieners views as a very knee-jerk kind of punitive approach that is ineffective and inconsistent with the values of San Francisco.
Mr. Campos and many others evoke the charitable spirit of the citys namesake, St. Francis.
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I had some idiot on Facebook threaten me. I told him to stop by, as my 1100 was loaded with buckshot and I’d cut him in half!
That clock is a great idea!!
Who cares?
is it easy to change!!??
I know a number of folks out there working in the technology sector. It’s bad news, and most of them are sick of it. But what is there to do when the majority vote in idiots like the supervisor quoted?
Elections matter, and see my previous post.
The locals vote for this.
Just so happens that I know how to build outhouses, one holers, and the Cadillac 2 holers for the really friendly folks. Pass that law and I will head to SF.
Seems like a good place for human refuse. They need to invite more. Make ‘em feel at home.
This empathy seems like self hate and suicide to me. Is he actually encouraging criminals to kill him because of the social divide?
I need to understand this once and for all.
if I type in duckduckgo or google, is that the browser i’m using, or is edge still somehow involved?
are browser and search engine the same thing or different?
thanks
Yes but they all ware condoms and have healthcare right?
Naw, he'd probably forgive the perp, like the SF guy who had his BMW broken into.
“””Empathy for criminals usually stop when one is personally affected by their crimes. The old “liberal mugged by reality” expression applies.””
Except for the fact that there are people in the the story who have been robbed and still feel sympathetic. Liberals have done a good job brainwashing millions of children in public schools over the last several decades.
San Francisco worships no values
San Francisco is a lesser saten but close behind New York
Every time a Liberal is mugged, an Angel gets his wings...
This is on full bellies. Wait until when (not if) the EBT system crashes (for any number of reasons) and these ferals are starving.
Bracken: When The Music Stops How Americas Cities May Explode In Violence (EBT SHTF scenario)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3136803/posts
Prosecutorial discretion gone amok...the law of the jungle will take over.
You can tell a druggie broke in to your home when they take stuff that is easily pawned and yet they leave things like laptops which druggies know contain serial numbers and are easily tracked.
Oh, and the idea of “San Franciscan forgiveness” is a complete myth; a fabrication. What the author is grasping for can be more accurately described as “Leftist apathy wherein there is nothing in this world worth fighting for”.
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