I don't think it's so much try brute force as it is "use it or lose it". This thinking is pervasive throughout all levels of government in the US. Let's say th

I don't think it's so much try brute force as it is "use it or lose it". This thinking is pervasive throughout all levels of government in the US. Let's say the police do decide to send three cop cars instead of six, and do so consistently. When it comes time to request budget money, the people in charge of handing out that money can say, "well you don't really need as much funding since so many of your cops are sitting idle at a given time."