This just happened at the @Walgreens on Gough & Fell Streets in San Francisco. #NoConsequences @chesaboudinpic.twitter.com/uSbnTQQk4J
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"Descended into lawlessness" is a strange phrase to be using about an American city, but it seems an accurate description of what's happening here.
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Replying to @paulg @LyanneMelendez and
You seem very concerned about, like, shampoo.
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Replying to @JournoLucas @LyanneMelendez and
I'm concerned about the rule of law. History suggests that once that's gone, things get worse very fast.
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Replying to @paulg @JournoLucas and
Maybe you should be more concerned about the situation dude was put in where stealing trash bags full of stuff from Walgreens in broad daylight seemed like a good idea and less concerned about Walgreens' profit margins.
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Replying to @SaintnukeAC @JournoLucas and
I believe the main factor that caused that to switch from seeming like a bad idea to seeming like a good one was the election of Chesa Boudin.
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Replying to @paulg @SaintnukeAC and
Paul, I respect your opinion so I'd appreciate you explaining this one a bit more. I'm not sure those with mental illness are rationalizing who the DA is before taking actions. I also don't buy that there aren't consequences. He can still be arrested and put into programs.
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Replying to @Signosadventure @paulg and
Thieves aren't dumb (and the people doing this sort of shoplifting aren't always mentally ill). They are often smart people who respond to incentives and costs. If there is ultimately no penalty, they understand that. They don't need to know boudin's name, just his policies.
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I wince a bit at "often" but I don't have the data to counter. I don't disagree with punishment, but where's the data to say what is effective? B/c what I've seen incarceration is not, and it's a drain on resources to prosecute these types of crimes. So what do you do?
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In that case: welcome to Iran.
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