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>>It's not exactly a tough job. I agree with everything you said, but this. It betrays a profound lack of understanding of what police actually do.
by jackhack 9y ago
>>It's not exactly a tough job.
I agree with everything you said, but this. It betrays a profound lack of understanding of what police actually do.
- quuquuquu 9y agoI'll admit that I have a bias here, and I know that many cops in specific areas have truly dangerous jobs. HOWEVER. The above is not true for many, many jurisdictions. These cops are armed, well paid, and operating in very very normal and safe neighborhoods. In many dangerous neighborhoods, police don't even go in. Regardless, the question is also about price. Police are valuable, but at what price? Ask the property tax payers in that neighborhood what they feel is the right salary. People will move if they don't like it. Just look at South Side Chicago and Detroit. First responders are often not showing up to calls within an hour. Gunshot victims are being turned away from hospitals.