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But I have seen reporting that it takes SF and Oakland cops extremely long to respond to complaints about a side-show. Presumably before you actually prosecute
by abeppu 2y ago
But I have seen reporting that it takes SF and Oakland cops extremely long to respond to complaints about a side-show. Presumably before you actually prosecute people you need cops to actually get there, arrest people, etc while the event is still happening.
But also, even if they don't prosecute people but hold onto their cars for a month or two and then the DA decides before trial oops this isn't actually a priority, and then the police slow-walk returning the vehicles, and (as I've heard is the case) you have to retrieve it from an inconvenient location within a specific time window or else they issue a fine, and possibly it's not actually in the same condition when it's returned as when it was taken but that's hard to demonstrate ... even if no one is prosecuted, they could still have a crappy enough time to be discouraged from doing it continuously.
- paxys 2y agoCops responding to sideshow events simply means they stand by with their lights flashing until it ends and then ask everyone to go home. How quickly they reach the scene is irrelevant.
- deepfriedchokes 2y agoStart impounding cars and it’ll end real quick. If we want a certain behavior to end we have to raise the cost until it does.
- eszed 2y agoSideshow participants often use stolen cars - which is, you know, another reason to stop sideshow: fewer reasons to steal a car, but... - impounding cars won't necessarily be a deterrent. That apart, I have a principled objection to "administrative punishment". It catches the wicked and (many more) un-wicked alike. We should aspire to a justice system which works fairly and efficiently.