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by ryan_lane 1759 days ago
I'm saying that more policing doesn't help the problem, which you're kind of brushing past here.

I also want homeless people off the street, but the police can't do that. All they can do is move them around, which makes everyone's life worse. If you want them off the street, you need to put them into homes (not shelters).

Also, please show stats that prove your point, because historical data simply doesn't support your argument. You decided to move into a high crime area, and you're pissed that "the streets aren't being cleaned up". The area you're living in used to be a lot worse than it is, but if you're in the tenderloin, or SOMA, you need to realize those areas have always been bad, and the bar to make them better is extremely high.

Maybe chose the location of your next home more reasonably next time? The part of the city I'm in is really nice (the richmond neighborhoods), maybe take the commute hit and move?

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> Maybe chose the location of your next home more reasonably next time? The part of the city I'm in is really nice

So most of the city is not a reasonable location?

But you are so right, everyone should just live on top of a hill and have private security.