Re:San Francisco Torn as Some See “Street Behavior” Worsen
by HillaryBriss on Sunday April 24, 2016 @10:17PM
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Police in California cities are extremely expensive once you factor in the low retirement age, generous pension plans and lifetime health benefits.
And SF's particular flavor of idealism is carried to a remarkable extreme in the public arena.
The homeless (and others who are considered "marginal") get the benefit of the doubt from the police and society in general, even when they're pissing in the street.
This is a special kind of thinking which is specific to SF (and perhaps Berkeley and a small number of other cities). I don't believe such thinking is part of progressivism in general.
And SF's particular flavor of idealism is carried to a remarkable extreme in the public arena.
The homeless (and others who are considered "marginal") get the benefit of the doubt from the police and society in general, even when they're pissing in the street.
This is a special kind of thinking which is specific to SF (and perhaps Berkeley and a small number of other cities). I don't believe such thinking is part of progressivism in general.