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> I don't know about you guys, but I appreciate living in a world where we have reasonable tools to catch criminals, rather than live in fear of burglary and wo
by AlexandrB 7y ago
> I don't know about you guys, but I appreciate living in a world where we have reasonable tools to catch criminals, rather than live in fear of burglary and worse.
Why is this the only choice? Is there any evidence that crime would increase if geofence warrants were disallowed entirely? Crime has been on the decline for decades now even without invasive techniques like geofence warrants. Considering the historically low crime rates, living in fear of burglary is irrational - a "you" problem, not a law enforcement technology problem.
- crazygringo 7y ago> Crime has been on the decline for decades now even without invasive techniques like geofence warrants. So we should stop trying to lower crime further? Why don't you tell that to the families of murder victims? > Considering the historically low crime rates, living in fear of burglary is irrational - a "you" problem, not a law enforcement technology problem. Burglary is by definition a law enforcement problem, and law enforcement uses tools like technology. It always has. You're writing as though burglary and other crime doesn't exist anymore. Lower crime does NOT equal no crime. Perhaps if you'd ever had someone close to you be a victim of a crime, you'd be a bit more empathetic. The idea that fear of crime is "irrational" is just... one of the most callous comments I've read in a while.