If you're in San Francisco, the city essentially stopped issuing traffic tickets when COVID started. It's no wonder lawlessness increased. https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/xMUFt/mobile.png

▲ staplers a day ago | parent [-]

  the city essentially stopped issuing traffic tickets

I think you mean "law enforcement" stopped enforcing established laws.

	▲	jazzyjackson a day ago \| parent [-]
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