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Re: Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says

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Post by lumost » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:19 AM UTC

barbariangrunge wrote: post #37

What is the rate for other big cities? Is this a lot higher than usual, or only a little higher? The thing is that people steal things everywhere. Bikes. Cigarette lighters. Money left out. Scam items off Amazon or eBay is a form of theft. Your beer at parties. Lawn gnomes. I don’t know many people anywhere who haven’t had something stolen from them at some point, so I’m not sure what this is saying

As a Boston resident I haven’t had any incidents of theft or violence in 10 years. I walk around with my toddler without issue.

Re: Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says

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Post by jjitz » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:19 AM UTC

testfrequency wrote: post #36

midislack wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most cities don't have or need a shit tracker app. Just sayin it's progressive.

I’ll be sure to develop a Cartel app for Miami, a Kidnapping app for the state of Texas, and a Homeless app for Denver so you have more content to post in the future

SF has a homeless population like 5x that of Denver even though the cities are of comparable sizes.

Re: Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says

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Post by closeparen » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:19 AM UTC

paulpauper wrote: post #14

how is SF still so valuable if so much is going wrong

That's how desperate people are for walkability in the US. Cities that offer something different from the car-dependent postwar sprawl that pervades this country are so few and so desired that they face no real pressure to be well governed.

Re: Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says

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Post by dmitrygr » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:19 AM UTC

starik36 wrote: post #44

Yet they will vote in the same set of people into power.

The understanding of cause and effect is not common. Maybe classes on logic should be required in schools?

Re: Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says

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Post by iinnPP » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:19 AM UTC

testfrequency wrote: post #40

dymk wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That places better than SF exist and people are moving to them.

Why is everything “better” or “worse”. City vs. City. This is such a lame argument and only feeds whoever is seeking validation that they live in right place

Between myself and ~20 people I know well I have never heard of anyone having their car broken into, nor any packages stolen.

This is a medium size Canadian city. I leave my packages outside overnight without issue.

Re: Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says

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Post by braingenious » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:20 AM UTC

devoutsalsa wrote: post #32

braingenious wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the poster is implying that they don’t find San Francisco to be a particularly desirable place to live compared to other places.

I used to go for walks around my SF apartment in the Tenderloin. To keep myself entertained, I'd count the number of poops I saw on the sidewalk.

That’s a fun game!

Re: Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says

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Post by midislack » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:20 AM UTC

testfrequency wrote: post #36

midislack wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most cities don't have or need a shit tracker app. Just sayin it's progressive.

I’ll be sure to develop a Cartel app for Miami, a Kidnapping app for the state of Texas, and a Homeless app for Denver so you have more content to post in the future

Yikes do you have apartments or office space for rent or something? LOL

Re: Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says

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Post by ryanianian » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:20 AM UTC

midislack wrote: post #27

It's just part and parcel of living in a big city.

I’ve lived in NYC for 12 years. I’ve never even had a package stolen. Luck is involved only to a certain degree.

Re: Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says

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Post by crazygringo » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:21 AM UTC

I mean if a single package being stolen from your porch counts, then I'm surprised it isn't higher over five years. And porch pirates abound in suburbia too.

The actual scary thefts are home breakins and muggings. I feel like the headline wants you to think it's those, when it's mostly stolen packages or something.

Re: Nearly Half of San Franciscans Have Been Victims of Theft, New Poll Says

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Post by rahimnathwani » Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 1:21 AM UTC

Snowbird3999 wrote: post #9

FWIW my car's been broken into 4 times over the last 2 years in oakland! Hasn't happened since I started leaving the rear seats down, but probably just a matter of time.

Do you mean you leave them down to make the car seem less desirable, or to demonstrate that the trunk is empty?