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Why should the OPD bother chasing down purse thieves? How are they going to make money for the city by doing that, when they can go after people for speeding a
by magduf 7y ago
Why should the OPD bother chasing down purse thieves? How are they going to make money for the city by doing that, when they can go after people for speeding and parking violations instead and make lots of money?
- PopeDotNinja 7y agoAre you being serious? I can't tell.
- bradlys 7y agoI don't know why the guy is getting downvoted. It's a known city for having rather unpleasant police. Most of my friends who live in Oakland have really unpleasant experiences with their officers. https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-police-average-30-million-a-year-in-overtime-one-officer-racked-up-nearly-2-5m-in-5-years https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-police-average-30-million-... I tell them: At least it's not Vallejo. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/12/willie-mccoy-shooting-vallejo-police-55-shots https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/12/willie-mccoy...
- magduf 7y agohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/tripping/wp/2018/06/05/lawsuit-shows-how-traffic-tickets-and-other-municipal-fines-may-skew-justice/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/tripping/wp/2018/06/05/l... Fines are how many cities stay solvent. The job of police in America, therefore, is not to keep the peace and provide justice, it's to be tax collectors for the city.