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3 Mar, 4 tweets, 2 min read
A "San Francisco Police Commissioner" now seems to be blaming cops for taking guns off the street. See, he says, kids need to carry illegal guns for "protection." So I guess that's were we're at now with crime, progressive politics, and gun control.
*sfgov.org/policecommissi…
To be clear: S.F. "Police Commissioners" does not mean police commissioner" as most people understand it. Not running the department. They are, however, authorized to set "policy for the Police Department and to conduct disciplinary hearings on charges of police misconduct..."
sfgov.org/policecommissi…
Though on the flip side, why are pro-gun people here mocking him for this? Are gun rights less important than "owning the libs"? Isn't he representing a pretty standard pro-2A perspective here?

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A big legal firm dropping this case is a good sign. But always a warning as to how dirty it is. I finally figured out how Republican are planning to keep Trump in office, no matter the popular vote. [thread]
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NYPD did this for 5 years. 95% of homeless people offered help declined (mostly because of shelter rules). Half the vans of the homeless outreach unit were recently burnt/destroyed in protests. The unit was disbanded July 17.
What do you do when the homeless person says "no, thanks", as most do? As NYC homeless services budget doubled to $3 billion (not counting NYPD homeless outreach), calls to NYPD for homeless quality-of-life issues also doubled.
These policy issues matter. These are real people being affected. And idealism is not helping them.
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22 Aug 20
I know defund police police and prison advocates ignore this kind of case and accuse those who mention this of "sensationalizing" crime. But somebody was murdered. And if we don't talk about this, how do we prevent it from happening again? nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-c…
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Part of the problem with #DefundPolice concept is the failure of existing social service providers, even when very well funded. Compared to DHS (NYC Homeless Services) the NYPD is a goddamned model of transparency, accountability, efficiency, and value for dollar spent.
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For what it's worth, the actual Feldman et al (2016) study that is grossly mis-interpreted is pretty interesting. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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