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Turns out, a full about-face on tolerance for crime in the city wasn't enough to deter the more determined criminals. Given how frequent this occurs, and how th

Turns out, a full about-face on tolerance for crime in the city wasn't enough to deter the more determined criminals. Given how frequent this occurs, and how there appear to be a few very prolific thieves, it's obvious that even low-effort police sting operations would reduce property crimes by a significant amount. It's a shame then that the police in SF have no interest in doing their jobs.

ozr 3y ago
The police are interested in doing their jobs. They are not allowed to by a local government that will harangue them for trying, and district attorneys that won't prosecute or push for meaningful jail time.
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- cvccvroomvroom 3y ago
  SFPD is actually more useful and chill than most major city police departments. APD in Austin doesn't actually do much. Property crimes are not responded to at all, but they pretend to occasionally about 48 hours later. If you want personal safety, your only option is to conceal carry and defend yourself because the police have a long call backlog, morale is terrible, and are critically underfunded and understaffed by over 150 officers.
BurningFrog 3y ago
The police is mostly controlled by the city. It's not very clear who controls the city.
- ZoomerCretin 3y ago
  The police are rarely controlled by anyone but themselves. Even MPD, who murdered George Floyd and faced protests and riots calling for reform, was able to successfully resist any form of accountability. They simply stopped responding to calls in all of the districts represented by the councilmembers calling for reform, and made sure to tell whoever happened to call them.
_8j50 3y ago
That's what happens when police and their unions are politicized. They just go around blaming liberals instead. Also, bit funny how the mayor of SF is London.
uoaei 3y ago
Follow the rhetoric when city officials talk about and react to police activity and it's plainly apparent they are completely captured. After all, the strategy used to oust Boudin was simple: police stop doing their jobs and then tell the news stories about how crime spikes are the DA's fault.

ozr 3y ago

The police are interested in doing their jobs. They are not allowed to by a local government that will harangue them for trying, and district attorneys that won't prosecute or push for meaningful jail time.

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cvccvroomvroom 3y ago
SFPD is actually more useful and chill than most major city police departments. APD in Austin doesn't actually do much. Property crimes are not responded to at all, but they pretend to occasionally about 48 hours later. If you want personal safety, your only option is to conceal carry and defend yourself because the police have a long call backlog, morale is terrible, and are critically underfunded and understaffed by over 150 officers.

BurningFrog 3y ago

The police is mostly controlled by the city. It's not very clear who controls the city.

ZoomerCretin 3y ago
The police are rarely controlled by anyone but themselves. Even MPD, who murdered George Floyd and faced protests and riots calling for reform, was able to successfully resist any form of accountability. They simply stopped responding to calls in all of the districts represented by the councilmembers calling for reform, and made sure to tell whoever happened to call them.

_8j50 3y ago

That's what happens when police and their unions are politicized. They just go around blaming liberals instead. Also, bit funny how the mayor of SF is London.

uoaei 3y ago

Follow the rhetoric when city officials talk about and react to police activity and it's plainly apparent they are completely captured. After all, the strategy used to oust Boudin was simple: police stop doing their jobs and then tell the news stories about how crime spikes are the DA's fault.