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>as much as I am a critic of SF’s policies around homelessness and drugs, it is not a dangerous city that someone will get murdered.

If you read the article, you'll find that SF is a dangerous city in which someone was just senselessly murdered.



A random act of violence can happen anywhere. Objectively, SF is not a dangerous city when it comes to violent crimes. In 2000s, SF was indeed a violent city with triple digit murders.


it has a homicide rate 10x of the average European city.


And Europe has 10x the rate of Asian cities. What’s your point ? Every country has their own nuances and a city within a country is not devoid of context


Yes, and California is much larger and more complex politically than some European countries. What is your point


Get out of here with your logical arguments! You’re ruining the fun for all the people that don’t think crime is a big deal.




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