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It’s a special sort of crazy in the U.S. where on the right, you’ve got folks who seem okay not setting hard boundaries on not-okay levels of violence because it conflicts with their political ideology, and… on the left you also have folks not setting hard boundaries on not-okay levels of crime and violence because doing so would conflict with their narrative of things.
I worked in a soup kitchen as a teen. This ain’t a soup kitchen problem.
In 2022, Miami recorded 47 murders, and SF recorded 55 murders.
Yet SF has twice the population of Miami.
So why is every murder in SF hyped up as if the city is hopelessly broken, while you never hear about murders in Miami?
Even though Miami's murder rate is much higher?
In cities like SF and Seattle there is widespread and visible chaos and disorder, even in the large shopping districts and tourist areas. This is perpetuated by their residents' indifference and acceptance of utter lawlessness as normal.
You could likely leave your car parked on the street during a night out in the aforementioned "murderous" cities and not worry.
In SF and Seattle there is a very good chance you will have your windows broken.
I was 2 h and one block away in spacetime. Wish I'd been there and I hope if a chance arises I will be able to help. Many times strangers have stopped to help me when I was injured. It is sad none like that crossed paths with this poor man.