I'm just so tired that this position is still held by people. It's just so easy to see the issue one can't help but wonder why you're preferring to believe the inherently racist take.
No, certain races do not commit more crimes than other ones; certain races get convicted and arrested more than other ones.
The evidence bears this out in reality. The racist interpretation is strongly incorrect. The data supports my position, not yours. Why do you hold the racist position anyway?
In random stops and searches, contraband is found more often on white people, than black people. Why do more black people go to jail? Easy, systemic racism. What possible other conclusion could you reasonably arrive at?
Regarding Ronen, handwaving vague fear mongering about police abolitionism isn't good enough. I'm forced to throw buckets of analysis into a comment for the millionth time to counter a racist interpretation of crime statistics, but you get to drop a tweet and say you saw someone steal food once and thus argue that progressive solutions to reducing crime are all naive and stupid? Nah. Do your footwork. See if your position has any actual strength.
Anyway, the budget for sfpd is already high, and has only gone up year on year. The police haven't been defunded.
Lol at the comment about public camping. Dare I even ask what you prefer the city does with homeless people?
