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Anecdata: My friend who lives around Alamo square has had her car windows smashed 3 times, all her tires stolen off her car once, and had someone come into her
by sporkland 4y ago
Anecdata: My friend who lives around Alamo square has had her car windows smashed 3 times, all her tires stolen off her car once, and had someone come into her garage knock her down and steal her phone.
- starkd 4y agoSo, in effect, property crime is really the same as violent crime.
- leoqa 4y agoAll property crime crosses the acceptable social contract and has the opportunity to become violent crime. I don’t see the issue with comparing them: if my property isn’t safe and I’ll be battered if I defend it, that’s the same signal.
- artsytrashcan 4y agoIt's an issue because it misrepresents the rate at which property crimes actually precede or are coincident with violent crime. It also belies the reality that attempting to protect valuables is likelier than alternative action to turn a property crime into a violent crime.
- twelve40 4y agonot really, at least personally I'd rather my car gets smashed than someone assaults me directly. so I'd say there's a bit of a difference.
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- starkd 4y agoSo, you're saying its just a question of degree. In principle, its really the same thing.
- twelve40 4y agoum... suffering bodily damage is the same thing as losing some random thing worth a few hundred bucks? I'd really have to disagree on this one, although i guess this distinction might not be the same for everyone. Of course, I dream of the day when no one in SF is subjected to either.
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