Yes, that exactly is what many cops are doing. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article/SF-police-crime-16931399.php https://www.sfchronicl

Yes, that exactly is what many cops are doing. https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article/SF-police-crime-16931399.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article... Some overlap with the prior one: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article/She-says-officers-let-suspect-go-after-her-S-F-16911968.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article... https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article/san-francisco-stolen-luggage-17137941.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article... There was also a video of cops pulling up and watching a dispensary get robbed There was another account on next door of a neighbor pursuing a robber after a home invasion and had to pleas with the police to even approach the guy, and they basically just got him his stuff back and tainted all the evidence so no DA would be able to actually prosecute. Not even sure if they actually arrested that guy. And then there is the fairly recent examples of extreme racism of some of the officers that tainted criminal cases leading them to be dismissed. https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sfpd-racist-text-messages-20160426-story.html https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sfpd-racist-tex...