San Francisco Bicycle Coalition says not to call police about stolen bikes because it hurts 'Black and brown' people

San Francisco crime has skyrocketed since 2020 and bike theft has grown into an epidemic in the Golden City. In response the San Francisco Bike Coalition wrote on their "considerations" section of their website that victims of bike theft should reconsider calling the police as "Black and brown" people could be harmed from the interaction.

One Twitter user responded, "San Francisco Bicycle Coalition @sfbike acknowledges that 'Black and Brown people' (sic) are way overrepresented as bike thieves, but says not to report them, because filing theft reports leads to them being 'impacted' by police. You can’t even make this up."

Stanley Roberts posted a screenshot of the original message which read, "Black and brown people are often deeply harmed or even killed by interactions with the police, and the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition decided in 2020 to end any formal relationship with SFPD."