Remove enforcement of several crimes and see it have areas reminiscent of 3rd world countries in a matter of years.
(But don't expect this to be in any sociological studies, scholars will still blame "lack of education", "lack of opportunities", etc, while those have a role to play, the major factor that changed here is pretty obvious)
This is just a wild thing to claim.
I agree that the homeless situation is bad. I don't think blanket claims that other "first world" countries handle it much better are necessarily true, unfortunately.
These were probably either recent migrants ("refugees" for lack of a better term) or Roma camps (which are not today's problem). They could as well just be homeless, sure (depends on the park, location, etc). Mostly, they are the result of progressive policies gone unchecked as well.
But are these in the same quantity/concentration and causing as much trouble and being as aggressive as the ones in SF?
Very true. Neither does San Francisco, of course.
> But are these in the same quantity/concentration and causing as much trouble and being as aggressive as the ones in SF?
Absolutely not. My point was that San Francisco's problem is not obviously that it's in a "third-world country".