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The SF police commission members definitely have an incentive to downplay crime: if they thought crime was a problem, they wouldn't have been nominated to the c
by shuckles 4y ago
The SF police commission members definitely have an incentive to downplay crime: if they thought crime was a problem, they wouldn't have been nominated to the commission! (The Board of Supervisors, for example, recently pulled a political maneuver to extend the term of a commission member who effectively wants to dismantle the police force before they would lose the votes to do so: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/S-F-mayor-s-office-blasts-Supervisor-Aaron-17644090.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/S-F-mayor-s-offi...).
- birdyrooster 4y agoStraw man. One can (soundly) believe crime is a problem without believing police are the only solution to that crime.
- shuckles 4y agoIn theory yes, but the specific politics of police abolition mean it’s hard to get votes to defund the police if the public thinks crime is a problem. This is why the same politicians claiming to defund the police in 2020 and asking for more policing in 2023. There are very few electeds who argue both that crime is a growing problem and we should reallocate budgets away from policing.