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I wish I understood the root cause of why places like SF and Oakland have given up on policing. Is it an ideological thing (think Chesa Boudin & co), where keeping people accountable for antisocial behavior is considered a form of oppression from a more fortunate class? Or is it more of an issue with there being too much bureaucracy to be able to push any change to policing through? Or are the voters simply too eager…
Its not one thing but a combination of factors. - Police budgets getting slashed and police forces being reduced. - Legislation like Prop47 (which made shoplifting of goods - Progressive DA's refusing to prosecute low level crimes. Individually all these changes aren't so bad and make sense on paper, but put them together in practice and it's a recipe for disaster. If you're a criminal thinking about robbing a store…
I sure hope that lack of budget is not the problem in San Francisco! It's a HUGE and very well funded thank you very much police force.
One thing you didn't mention is that it's a police force with its own political opinions and actions.
Another thing is that it's one at war with a large part of the population.