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The specific meaning of “the police don’t have to keep you safe” is that you cannot win a lawsuit against the police because you were the victim of a crime. Mo

The specific meaning of “the police don’t have to keep you safe” is that you cannot win a lawsuit against the police because you were the victim of a crime. Most communities hire police to do emergency response and would treat a failure of 911 the same way they treat a failure of water or sewer. San Francisco just values this less than other places.

kevin_b_er 6y ago
It also effectively means they can brutalize you for funsies with little to no repercussion in the US.
- 1DRACOSEA8 6y ago
  And the well to do tech bros coddle up to the testosterone filled reactionaries. “Round them up!” Easy solution, that’s just lazy, you’re not even trying. San Francisco is also not equal to the rest of the US, I would dare say it’s closer to Mexico than anything else, but culturally California is quite diverse in attitude and flora. San Francisco puts up with a lot, always have, always will. It’s just embedded in the humanitarian pro immigrant pro minority passion of our city. I believe there may be remnants of this San Francisco but it is gone for good. 250 Million for Tech Buses and Two stems at Safeway, from London to San Salvador in one fell swoop.
  - closeparen 6y ago
    One thing I’ve noticed about native San Franciscans is that they just don’t go to the neighborhoods that lead tech workers to feel this way. It’s not like they’re actually walking their kids to school past needles and tents and rape threats and thinking it’s fine. They’re just not experiencing it. Often leads to people arguing past each other.
redis_mlc 6y ago
No, you're not even close to correct. For example if you say, "I think somebody is following me.", US police will just say, "So go file a restraining order." They're not your friend, and won't let you use them as a tool in any way. If you do call 911, the response time varies depending on the city and the nature of the call. In Detroit, you might get next-day service, if that.

kevin_b_er 6y ago

It also effectively means they can brutalize you for funsies with little to no repercussion in the US.

1DRACOSEA8 6y ago
And the well to do tech bros coddle up to the testosterone filled reactionaries. “Round them up!” Easy solution, that’s just lazy, you’re not even trying. San Francisco is also not equal to the rest of the US, I would dare say it’s closer to Mexico than anything else, but culturally California is quite diverse in attitude and flora. San Francisco puts up with a lot, always have, always will. It’s just embedded in the humanitarian pro immigrant pro minority passion of our city. I believe there may be remnants of this San Francisco but it is gone for good. 250 Million for Tech Buses and Two stems at Safeway, from London to San Salvador in one fell swoop.
- closeparen 6y ago
  One thing I’ve noticed about native San Franciscans is that they just don’t go to the neighborhoods that lead tech workers to feel this way. It’s not like they’re actually walking their kids to school past needles and tents and rape threats and thinking it’s fine. They’re just not experiencing it. Often leads to people arguing past each other.

redis_mlc 6y ago

No, you're not even close to correct. For example if you say, "I think somebody is following me.", US police will just say, "So go file a restraining order." They're not your friend, and won't let you use them as a tool in any way. If you do call 911, the response time varies depending on the city and the nature of the call. In Detroit, you might get next-day service, if that.