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Herd journalism and the phony San Francisco “shoplifting epidemic”: Mike Males, Dec 22, 2021; Some wrongly criticize San Francisco’s important justice reforms. Would they prefer Kern County's tough-on-crime policies: Worse crime, more incarceration, and $270+ million costs?
The New York Times fabricates a nonexistent shoplifting wave in San Francisco, then wrongly blames it on criminal justice reforms and the city’s supposed soft-on-crime image: Mike Males, Jun 9, 2021; If San Francisco’s shoplifting rate has plummeted to its lowest level in at least 45 years, why did the New York Times see fit to print an article sensationalizing a supposed “surge” in shoplifting?
New Report: Lowest California Crime Rate in Recorded History: Mike Males, Sep 9, 2020; A new CJCJ fact sheet finds that California’s crime rate declined amid several major criminal justice reforms.