[ALittleLight]

Maybe they are drug addicts and criminals because they don't want to do hard work for low pay.

[kevrc]

I am sure that’s part of it. Minimum wage jobs are hard. But there are plenty of people who work hard jobs or come from hard situations without turning to crime. Sf does it’s best to make crime and drugs an appealing option when the law isn’t enforced.

[mensetmanusman]

Assume that is true, what do you do when they pull a gun, pay them more?

[ALittleLight]

I think it's more productive to think about what you'd do in the typical case.