California has long been recognized as a nanny state, and the city of San Francisco is of particular note as being a municipality that places priorities on special interests over the rule of law. While most of the rest of the country wonders how the homeless and illegal residents take priority over the active citizens, it becomes revealing when we see the mindset behind the legislative nightmare.
It begins with this story reported back in March.
A tech CEO's #Tesla has been broken into 4 times in 18 months at the same city parking lot, and he's so frustrated with the city's response, he's thinking of relocating his software company. https://t.co/at8JIkKgxM pic.twitter.com/raMi7gt2nK
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) March 11, 2019
For some reason, this story recently set off another tech executive, a deeply important blue-check member of society named Sarah Mei. Sarah has opinions, about many things. For one, Sarah assumes the character of an individual based on the car they drive. Or, that they simply drive a car.
More accurate headline:
Entitled Asshole Expects City To Look After Private Property He Leaves On Public Land https://t.co/kOBDcZtnrT
— Sarah Mei (@sarahmei) November 18, 2019
A municipal parking garage is described as ‘Public Lands’? Oh…kay…
When questioned about her position Sarah launched into a grand thread of social activism.
Part of the problem is that he’s a rich tech executive who is actively contributing to the income inequality that leads to these property crimes, yet instead of addressing that, all he does is demand MORE resources.https://t.co/579ooaTzRv
— Sarah Mei (@sarahmei) November 18, 2019
Yes, she blamed this on income inequality. And yes, she is completely excusing away illegal activity, because as a social activist she judges guilt based on her liking you or not.
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Also, she seems oblivious that if she gets her way income inequality will, in fact, be wiped out – this business owner will leave town and his jobs will no longer be available. Perfect — no salaries means there are no salary discrepancies. But Sarah is only just getting started.
Another part of the problem is that our public spaces are WAY too accommodating of rich people – by which I mean car owners.
— Sarah Mei (@sarahmei) November 18, 2019
Owning a car is enough to have someone declared ”rich people”.
If my dude doesn’t want his car broken into, I have two suggestions:
1. Take the bus (Stop flaunting the wealth you extracted from your workers)
2. Do some reading (Look into how you might personally address income inequality in your neighborhood)
— Sarah Mei (@sarahmei) November 18, 2019
Understand now, she is victim-blaming here, pure and simple. If you don’t own a car then your car will never be broken into. Crime, as we know it, can be solved completely if people would just stop having stuff.
Not content to look unhinged in the hole she dug, she managed to find a bigger shovel.
Then there’s the issue of property crime – a category of crime that stems directly from income inequality.
— Sarah Mei (@sarahmei) November 18, 2019
If you’re a tech CEO who wants less property crime, you should be addressing income inequality.
But this dude is doing the opposite.
— Sarah Mei (@sarahmei) November 18, 2019
This is next-level psychosis. Now not only is the victim to blame, but to solve the crime problems the victim is the one who needs to address the issue. Next, rape victims not only need to stop wearing short skirts but they need to service men to prevent them from committing sexual crimes.
He’s demanding (& will likely get, due to his prominence) more enforcement, leading to more incarceration, leading to more income inequality, leading to more property crime.
He’s extracting short term benefit for himself at the expense of long term damage to the community.
— Sarah Mei (@sarahmei) November 18, 2019
This is the mindset that drives California. Crime is justified, victims are guilty, and the revenue drivers of a community are demonized until they decide to leave — at which point they are demonized.
Not all were on board with Sarah’s social engineering.
I know this thread sounded awesome in your head, but rest assured, it was not.
— dubs (@mrbigdubya) November 19, 2019
I honestly don't understand all this resentment from you
— Lorenzo Sinisi (@LorenzoSinisi) November 18, 2019
It’s easy; someone disagrees with her world views, and as such they are A-holes who deserve to have crimes committed against them. Well, okay — it’s easily explained. That does not mean you will understand her logic.
It's normal to park your car in a public space and expect it to be safe.
Also, you are terrible
— ANGRY HOMOSEXUAL (Jonathan) (@TaHTT23) November 19, 2019
Attitudes like Sarah’s are why you have the problem in S.F. Those who tolerate crime will get more of it, that’s a certainty. I’d move my business out too if the city acted as S.F. does. A once great city, no more.
— Goose (@renegoupillaud) November 19, 2019
And she seems perfectly at ease with driving out a company – that will leave people unemployed, and give her more reasons to complain.
Future headline: Entitled tech worker wonders where all the jobs have gone.
— Jim Baker (@emeksv) November 18, 2019
Theft and property damage are unlawful in most jurisdictions regardless of the victim’s net worth. But hey, we’ll gladly take this company’s tax revenue here in Texas and the NIMBYs can keep SF! Everyone wins!
— Alex Miller (@crypto_dev_alex) November 19, 2019
I'd like to point out that Overland Park, KS is a FANTASTIC place to base a tech firm. Plenty of office space, and real estate values aren't insane. But he won't move here or anywhere because, let's get real. We can't leave the pretentiousness of the valley now can we?!
— Bob Wakefield (@BobLovesData) November 18, 2019
Isn’t your career devoted to building the infrastructure on which these tech ceos are able to take their profit?
— atxnetsfan (@atxnetsfan) November 18, 2019
I should probably inform you at this point — self-awareness is not a common trait with leftist activists. We mean, SO WHAT if an executive who trains people for the tech sector is also driving away tech businesses???
Then when asked about compassion — that favorite buzzword of the left — Sarah gave us all the explanation to her thinking.
For a rich tech executive? Nowhere.
— Sarah Mei (@sarahmei) November 18, 2019
That is a software engineer, decrying the executives in her very industry.
Interesting that a coder is unaware of the legal codes in her city.
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