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I live in Seattle. I don't bother reporting property crime. The police won't investigate, the prosecutor won't charge people. Property crime is far underreporte
by coryrc 6y ago
I live in Seattle. I don't bother reporting property crime. The police won't investigate, the prosecutor won't charge people. Property crime is far underreported.
- onlyrealcuzzo 6y agoAnecdata: Had my bike stolen DIRECTLY in front of a security camera in Seattle. The police didn't even bother to look for the plates on the car in the footage identify the person. They also wouldn't let me see the tape. They just showed up and said, "This is a cold case" and then left. I guess the illusion of them showing up gave me some sense of validation.
- mlyle 6y agoOn a really big share of these, the plates or car is stolen. And it's a lot of investigative work to go from a crappy CCTV picture of someone to a conviction. People committing property crimes will trip themselves up and get caught eventually, even if the probability of any individual case being solved is low.
- GoodJokes 6y agoPolice don’t solve problems. They punish. Are you looking to punish?