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San Francisco Torn as Some See ‘Street Behavior’ Worsen
New York Times ^ | April 24, 2016 | THOMAS FULLER

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, America’s 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 nation’s 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. Wiener’s 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 city’s namesake, St. Francis.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; crime; propertycrime; sanfrancisco; streetbehavior; toostupidtolive
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To: RedWulf

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!


61 posted on 04/24/2016 11:56:52 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: 5th MEB; BlackElk; SaveFerris


62 posted on 04/25/2016 12:31:21 AM PDT by Stand Watch Listen (Was addicted to the Hokey Pokey...but I turned myself around...((@))
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To: Stand Watch Listen

That clock is a great idea!!


63 posted on 04/25/2016 12:34:22 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: RedWulf


64 posted on 04/25/2016 12:37:40 AM PDT by Stand Watch Listen (Was addicted to the Hokey Pokey...but I turned myself around...((@))
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To: reaganaut1

Who cares?


65 posted on 04/25/2016 2:42:11 AM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
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To: DennisR

is it easy to change!!??


66 posted on 04/25/2016 3:04:41 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: reaganaut1

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?


67 posted on 04/25/2016 3:24:22 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Polynikes

Elections matter, and see my previous post.

The locals vote for this.


68 posted on 04/25/2016 3:28:06 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: MrBambaLaMamba

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.


69 posted on 04/25/2016 3:34:28 AM PDT by Foundahardheadedwoman (God don't have a statute of limitations)
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To: reaganaut1

Seems like a good place for human refuse. They need to invite more. Make ‘em feel at home.


70 posted on 04/25/2016 3:36:59 AM PDT by stevem
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To: Popman

This empathy seems like self hate and suicide to me. Is he actually encouraging criminals to kill him because of the social divide?


71 posted on 04/25/2016 3:37:01 AM PDT by lavaroise (s)
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To: DennisR

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


72 posted on 04/25/2016 3:57:35 AM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: reaganaut1

Yes but they all ware condoms and have healthcare right?


73 posted on 04/25/2016 4:23:59 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Bob
Mr. Campos might evoke a different spirit if he were to experience the city's crime a bit more directly. A thorough mugging just might set his thinking straight.

Naw, he'd probably forgive the perp, like the SF guy who had his BMW broken into.

74 posted on 04/25/2016 4:33:32 AM PDT by Salvey
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To: Mr. Mojo

“””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.


75 posted on 04/25/2016 4:35:28 AM PDT by raybbr (That progressive bumpers sticker on your car might just as well say, "Yes, I'm THAT stupid!")
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To: reaganaut1

San Francisco worships no values

San Francisco is a lesser saten but close behind New York


76 posted on 04/25/2016 4:39:14 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;+12, 73, ....)
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To: All

Every time a Liberal is mugged, an Angel gets his wings...


77 posted on 04/25/2016 4:45:34 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: reaganaut1

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 America’s Cities May Explode In Violence (EBT SHTF scenario)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3136803/posts

https://westernrifleshooters.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/bracken-when-the-music-stops-how-americas-cities-may-explode-in-violence/


78 posted on 04/25/2016 5:34:51 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: butlerweave

Prosecutorial discretion gone amok...the law of the jungle will take over.


79 posted on 04/25/2016 5:36:31 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ('You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: Huskrrrr

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”.


80 posted on 04/25/2016 5:45:14 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Don't be a lone wolf. Form up small leaderlesss cells ASAP !)
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