The issues get conflated by the left. True, if there is a crime problem, there is some sort of role for government to to play try to reduce what’s causing it. For example, if there is a problem with car vandalism or car jacking or armed robbery, the Gov should figure out why their citizens are going off in that direction and work, to the extent possible, to try to reduce it. But, if you commit a crime, you should face an appropriate punishment. You shouldn’t be let go in the name of reform.
At best, the political left is a bunch of idealist and at worst they are stupid idiots overly impressed with their bonafides and virtue signaling. Either way, they don’t have a freaking clue and they need to go.
You might want to think about this. San Francisco is what you get when the government sees no limits to their ability to spend public treasure to implement their grand solutions.