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Why not just set up a few sting operations? I wonder if there's a reluctance to act on these crimes because of the theory that allowing minor crimes like these
by l4yao 9y ago
Why not just set up a few sting operations? I wonder if there's a reluctance to act on these crimes because of the theory that allowing minor crimes like these contribute to less crime overall.
I had my car window smashed. Calling SFPD didn't seem useful, they took my verbal report over the phone and emailed me a copy for insurance purposes. End of story. In my neighborhood, an entire residential block will have been hit overnight, with broken glass every few cars. SFPD must get many calls in the morning.
>> "The latest data come after the Police Department decided in September to eliminate its 18-person citywide Patrol Bureau Task Force, instead assigning more officers to foot patrol in hopes of deterring criminals"
Anecdotal, but I've never seen a single one of these officers.
- ncr100 9y agoCars with 360º mixed IR+flash visible-light cameras could help. Window-break detecting alarms connected to the police via cell network, uploading 'I might have just been broken in to' messages. I've walked past a would-be glass smasher. Grubby baggy-clothed drug user (distinct antsy posture) with a flashlight skulking on poorly lit section of street flicking the light on only to inspect cars. Turned his face from me when I walked past. 2am, walking my stomach-ailing dog in the Hayes. I've been suspicious of pairs of bicyclists with backpacks, riding in no particular direction, one keeping a distance from another seemingly as a sort of spotter. 10pm near the sf ballet. Stings might help and be less surveillance-statey than a tech solution.
- DrScump 9y agoCars with 360º mixed IR+flash visible-light cameras could help. They won't have any evidence value, since the D.A. won't prosecute (police won't even pursue thieves they see). At best, it could have deterrent value for the ignorant.
- codedokode 9y agoDon't people have car alarms in US? I cannot imagine how one can break a lot of windows without making noise and meeting angry car owners.
- codedokode 9y agoAlso owners could make an ambush.