> It's not that they know there will be no repercussions, it's that they have nothing to lose. Yes, well, where I grew up there were plenty of people with noth

> It's not that they know there will be no repercussions, it's that they have nothing to lose. Yes, well, where I grew up there were plenty of people with nothing to lose that behaved civilly. Because if they didn't, cops took care of business and the perpetrator would walk away with a broken nose or rib or two, while the mentally ill would be locked up in asylums. It seems that in SF these options are not available for various reasons. (edit: so I guess they did have something to lose).