Cameras help make up for a lack of police officers & detectives patrolling the streets, in theory. Community policing requires cops, and lots of them. SFPD is

Cameras help make up for a lack of police officers & detectives patrolling the streets, in theory. Community policing requires cops, and lots of them. SFPD is hemorrhaging talent, and why wouldn't it? Who would want to work somewhere with a sky-high cost of living, a populace who largely despises you, and an mostly-hostile City Hall? The best officers are lateraling out to better climes and recruitment numbers are falling. Also, it's very true that they don't go after many crimes, but they do spend resources on things like attempted murder, rape, etc. Too bad about your car, though...