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San Francisco to pay residents $300 a month not to shoot people

San Francisco will pay people $300 a month not to shoot anyone, under a controversial new scheme designed to reduce a surge in gun violence that has been described as a "gimmick."

The pilot program, called the Dream Keeper Fellowship, will see 10 participants deemed to be at high risk of committing or being the victim of violent crime given $300 per month in the form of gift cards to act as public safety ambassadors and stay out of trouble.

A further $200 is on offer if participants meet certain benchmarks such as attending parole hearings and applying for jobs.

In San Francisco, 119 people have been the victim of gun crime this year already - twice as many as in the first half of 2020.

Some 21 people have been shot dead compared to 15 in the same period last year.

Supporters of the programme look to similar schemes, such as Operation Peacemaker Fellowship in Richmond, Virginia, which contributed to a 55 per cent drop in gun-related homicides and assaults between 2010 and 2016.

The programme is funded by local taxpayers and private donors and run by the Human Rights Commission and Office of Economic and Workforce Development.

“In many cases, sadly, the common denominator is that these folks do not have any sort of income. And so part of what we’re trying to do is make sure that money is not a barrier to turning your life around,” said San Francisco Mayor London Breed.

“We’re looking at ways in which we can provide incentives; incentives to keep them motivated, to keep them searching for a better opportunity is what this program is about.

“The data shows that when you provide people with opportunities, that could change somebody’s life,” said Mayor London Breed.

But some critics have called the project a “gimmick” and say it will just provide a payday to criminals.

Speaking on Fox News, activist and reverend Eugene Rivers said: “You do not get young people to turn from crime by generating gimmicks. This is a policy gimmick.

“It’s a bad idea, it’s not a new idea and for many people it’ll be Christmas in September or October.”

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/09/03/san-francisco-pay-residents-300-month-not-shoot-people/

Re: San Francisco to pay residents $300 a month not to shoot people

When the San Francisco Examiner says that this program "already has shown promise in other parts of California," it's actually quite misleading. As Seth Barron wrote in the New York Post, the program has been tried in Stockton, where "only" 29% of the payees were subsequently arrested for new gun crimes.

It was also tried in Sacramento, where its promoters boast that "only" 44% of participants were subsequently arrested on new charges — well, as long as you don't count about one-third of the participants who dropped out or were arrested in its first six months.

Re: San Francisco to pay residents $300 a month not to shoot people

Lol

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Re: San Francisco to pay residents $300 a month not to shoot people

Allz I know is, I've never shot anyone and I'm owed a lot of money. At least, that's how I would feel if I lived in San Fran.

Re: San Francisco to pay residents $300 a month not to shoot people

No kidding huh,this sounds more like a sick liberal attempt at reverse discrimination. Maybe they should pay street bums not to shit on the sidewalk next.

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Re: San Francisco to pay residents $300 a month not to shoot people

cheaper alternative: chain gang with exploisives built into the shackles to deter escapes.
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