City Problems

[TwinsDr2021]

1 hour ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

This thread is (rather unsurprisingly) going off the rails. Please stop debating crime statistics, this piece was about Rosenthal and the Giants blowing smoke and how their rationale doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

Keep it on topic.

Did you even watch the 2:14 video? Rosenthal didn't say anything bad about San Fran, he said the Giants are struggling with perception, taxes, and against better teams. And Buster said he didn't understand the perception and it was still a great place. After watching this is article is even worse.

It is like the author of this oped didn't watch it either, and made up what Rosental actually said.

[Mike Sixel]

I'll say this, perceptions matter more than reality.....and this thread is further evidence of that (in at least two very different ways).

[TwinsDr2021]

2 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

I'll say this, perceptions matter more than reality.....and this thread is further evidence of that (in at least two very different ways).

agreed, two vastly different ways, some look at the drugs, homelessness, feces, crime, stores closing in an area(s) and project it to all the surrounding areas and say those that don't agree are ignorant or worse , and others want to say the those things that are happening are an outlier and pointing those things out are bigot, racists, uncaring or worse. When in reality good and bad things are happening everywhere. Which is why are an article like this is only meant to divide people.

[nicksaviking]

This has gone off topic and while regardless of view, I don't believe anyone is truly trying to antagonize, it's unavoidable. As such, I'm locking the comments.