Talk about misplaced priorities… leave it to the liberal city of San Francisco to highlight the hypocrisy of enforcing the law.
In a video making the rounds online, shared by a reporter from KTVU-TV, an unidentified man who was purportedly recording near Mint Plaza, shared his dismay after being ticketed for illegal parking.
“Only in San Francisco do I get a parking ticket for a hundred bucks, while these guys are next to my car shooting up and smoking crack,” the man said. “I got a parking ticket because I had to park illegally so I could safely get into my office!”
“Only in San Francisco do I get a parking ticket for 100 bucks, while these guys are next to my car shooting up and smoking crack.”
This happened near Mint Plaza in SF @KTVU pic.twitter.com/o4iwLXB7P2
— Betty Yu (@bett_yu) December 19, 2024
Real crimes like car break-ins have reached “epidemic levels” in the city, with the San Francisco Chronicle creating a map to track the number and locations of break-ins occurring — much like a “poop map” that was created to track human feces from the army of homeless people in the street.
“Another sh^tty day for hardworking Americans in corrupt Governor Gavin Newsom’s lawless, crime and drug-infested California,” one social media user noted in response to the clip.
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on the social media platform X:
Rules only apply to those who can afford the fines.
— Mark Fabela (@markdfabela) December 19, 2024
This is exactly what’s wrong with San Francisco policy.
Upstanding citizens are held to a standard and penalized for minor things like parking.
Yet, there are criminals smashing windows robbing cars in broad daylight light and drug addicts openly using on the streets.
— just1n (@just1nvest) December 19, 2024
The city can’t make any money off the criminals like they can off the parking tickets ♀️
— MM ️ (@brattypatty22) December 19, 2024
Exactly, people who have something to lose robbed by taxes, bureaucracy, and over regulation. People who are creating an unsafe and unpleasant environment are ignored because they have nothing to give and serve it an example for monetary slaves to stay in line. Hopeful that the…
— courtrye (@courtrye) December 19, 2024
It’s all based upon dependence. Dependence not on drugs, dependence on government. More people dependent upon government, the more power it has. You, on the other hand, can be harvested for your money because by virtue of having a car, you are independent.
— CockStockton (@CockStockton) December 19, 2024
This is perfect explanation of what’s wrong with SF. KTVU should just put this on the air.
— Jordan Thibodeau (@JWthib) December 19, 2024
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