https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/134e2ms/literally_five_minutes_into_my_first_ever_trip_to/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258113)

cellada 91 points 6 hours ago

I don't get why cops don't use bait cars. Be like shooting fish in a Barrell.

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[–]BeBooBot 133 points 5 hours ago*

There was a journalistic investigation of this. They had a dummy car with a purse and small things get broken into- they followed the thieves and confronted them. While they were meeting or interviewing someone else came and robbed their camera equipment truck.

Edit: fixed t2t atrocity.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258129)

Edit: looks like it’s when a bunch of people target a specific post to downvote it. So are we to infer that the mods locked this post so it wouldn’t get downvoted into oblivion? They left it up after all

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258136)

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13 hr. ago

Sounds like you had a rental car with out of state plates.

It sucks but you were just unlucky. These are random and common acts of vandalism. They didn’t know or care you were here for the first time.

Don’t write off a city based on one bad experience, it’s a wonderful place. I hope you got some dim sum.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258147)

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13 hr. ago

Sorry that this happened to you. Even an empty backpack is a target.

If the city isn’t willing to tackle crime they should at least hire greeters to stand at SFO to remind every visitor this is a problem.

I know this is a crappy event on your first visit, but please don’t let the 1% of the population distract you from the 99% of people that make this city great.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258151)

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5 hr. ago

You are just being mislead with anecdotical evidence. I can give you my personal experience (also anecdotical): I live in SF, been here 5 years. I have had zero break ins and zero issues. Yes there are homeless in certain areas, like any other city I’ve been (maybe a bit more I’ll grant that). But SF is an absolutely fantastic city to live in. That’s why it’s so expensive

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258157)

[–]Same-Collection-5452 16 points 5 hours ago

When you put up with it for as long as we have -- and tourists keep reminding you about it, day after day, year after year -- the reaction is pretty rational.

We're not okay with this, but if you're first interaction with us is "I've been robbed," then my response is likely to be, "Sorry. Take a number."

Since, as a nation, we're throwing in the towel on universal public education and wealth inequality, get used to more of this no matter where you live.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258208)

[–]taylorbear 13 points 10 hours ago

these takes are always so funny too because despite everything, people stay, and people keep coming. clearly there’s something about this city that people love and are willing to pay absolutely insane rents to live in even with all of its shortcomings. yes, everyone is very upset about all the problems here, they are living through them. but there must be something more important to them than their broken car windows if most don’t just up and leave — so many residents could afford a MUCH bigger, nicer place in a quiet, lower crime neighborhood if they were willing to move just a few miles. i’ve visited several ultra-safe cities throughout east asia and enjoyed them, but there’s way more to quality of life than whether i can leave my laptop out at starbucks while i go to the restroom. there’s pros and cons to every city. i truly want things to get better here, but no, i’m not embarrassed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258220)

[–]codemuncher 10 points 8 hours ago

I live in SF and just came back from one of those ultra safe Asian cities. While I was there they executed a man by hanging because he was texting to arrange to purchase 1kg of cannabis. He didn’t actually buy anything. He was just trying to arrange it.

So we need to be really clear about the real inhumane costs of those cities.

No one is happy about the crime and homelessness. Most of the implied solutions seem to be variations of “kill the homeless” or “threaten them until they leave and go elsewhere”. I think it’s pretty obvious why city voters aren’t interested in having that on their conscious.

And as for jail and such. Well California had the three strikes law. And it was also blunted because of the inhumane circumstances that resulted.

Punishment as deterrence isn’t as effective as people want it to be. That new “law and order” DA hasn’t done much at all. No results yet.

The reality is if there was a simple solution it would be solved already.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258225)

Sounds CR, we need draconian laws like this and El Salvador style GIGAPRISONS to stuff people in.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46263210)

[–]jackelt -1 points 4 hours ago

You left a bag on the seat. What did you expect? You already said you know it's common.

SF is still a great spot to visit, stop your fear mongering.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258243)

[–]Specific_Crazy_9407 0 points 5 hours ago

It's weird how I've parked in SF maybe 300 times and not a single break in...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258247)

[–]thisishowicomment 2 points 6 hours ago

They literally tell you at the rental car place not to leave shit in your car. This is what happens when you ignore them.

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[–]Roger_Cockfoster 0 points 4 hours ago

"It's amazing how bears keep biting people's arms off and everyone blames the victims, just because they were warned repeatedly not to pet bears!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258261)

[–]codemuncher -13 points 8 hours ago

It’s totally like this everywhere else. See up thread guy saying he can’t leave anything in his truck I’m Houston.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258270)

[–]keebler123456 -2 points 11 hours ago

Ugh. I'm sorry you had this experience, but I am kind of surprised you didn't do your research on SF before you visited. Everyone knows the high rate of smash-and-grab incidents in the city, and having a rental is just screaming "target me". SF always had petty crime in some of the touristy areas, and it got a lot worse since COVID. The city and how it has been run has really gone downhill, but I digress and that tangent is for another thread for another day.

You'll be back, tho. SF is amazing, despite this incident leaving a bad impression on you. You can't beat the weather, the diversity, the food scene, the culture, the hiking, and so much more!

I hope the rest of your visit to the area / Sonoma went well. I hope wine country made up for it. :) Happy travels!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258273)

[–]braundiggity 3 points 5 hours ago

98% of these cases the cops don’t even come up with a suspect. Harsher punishment for the other 2% wont deter anyone.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258278)

[–]Forgottencheshire 10 points 4 hours ago

And it’s shown harsh punishments don’t work as a deterrent. Showing the cops actually trying to catch people is far more of a deterrent than harsh punishments. Rehabilitating them rather than harsh punishments. Rehabilitating should remove them temporarily from society just like prison but with the goal of preventing recidivism.

https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/five-things-about-deterrence

Until cops actually do their job of catching the criminals nothing will change. They have the resources just not the will.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258283)

[–]trashcanman42069 4 points 5 hours ago

They do prosecute crimes what kind of stupid right wing propaganda are you reading lmfao, meanwhile in reality police officers take days to show up to calls about burglary and do nothing with video evidence then whine that the people they blew off didn't kiss their ass after they showed up and did nothing https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/bayarea/heatherknight/article/sf-police-crime-16931399.php

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258285)

[–]Hex_Agon -1 points 10 hours ago

I've had my window busted out in Little Rock, AR.

What's your point?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258290)

We believe that this is a problem anywhere in the United States but only SF gets publicly criticized for it. Even now that I’ve moved to the East coast I am always conscious of leaving anything in a bag that looks valuable in my car without covering it up.

This is an easy problem to avoid on our own so why involve the authorities. If you have to leave something in the back cover it up with a blanket so that it’s not visible to the outside. It doesn’t take that much work to avoid the problem there is little incentive to fix it.

Of all the crimes a city could have, car theft and petty theft are better than murder and other violent crimes.

Most of San Francisco doesn’t have this problem. It really only affects the tourist traps. Local residents avoid most of the tourist traps anyway so it doesn’t affect us.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46258294)

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Potrero Hill

It’s how I park my car every night. Nothing in the car, not even a single piece of lose change or charge cord, back seat folded down showing an empty trunk.

So far no breakins but I won’t hold my breath. It’s a matter of “when” more than “if”

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Ugh. I'm sorry you had this experience, but I am kind of surprised you didn't do your research on SF before you visited. Everyone knows the high rate of smash-and-grab incidents in the city, and having a rental is just screaming "target me". SF always had petty crime in some of the touristy areas, and it got a lot worse since COVID. The city and how it has been run has really gone downhill, but I digress and that tangent is for another thread for another day.

You'll be back, tho. SF is amazing, despite this incident leaving a bad impression on you. You can't beat the weather, the diversity, the food scene, the culture, the hiking, and so much more!

I hope the rest of your visit to the area / Sonoma went well. I hope wine country made up for it. :) Happy travels!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46263749)

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13 hr. ago

Sounds like you had a rental car with out of state plates.

It sucks but you were just unlucky. These are random and common acts of vandalism. They didn’t know or care you were here for the first time.

Don’t write off a city based on one bad experience, it’s a wonderful place. I hope you got some dim sum.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5333313&forum_id=2#46263744)