No, your gaslighting is propaganda, not worthy of discussion on HN. Crime is up in most west coast cities - do you really dispute that when stores are boarded up, everyday items are behind locked cabinets, and videos show car breakins daily? Did you bother searching for the incident I mentioned? What do you think motivated new tougher on crime bills in CA? No one even bothers reporting crime, because it is so common, and that’s a sign that the rule of law is indeed falling apart.