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This presumes that the police ever protected the poor, when the opposite is the case.

• slownews45 5y ago
  In that case this could end up being a win-win situation it seems like. The poor get rid of the police in their neighborhoods and the folks who want more policing get it? We've had a fair bit of retail closing as the police are pulling back out of some areas.
  • Spooky23 5y ago
    Poor people don’t want to get rid of police, they want to not be hassled by police. In the 90s when the NYPD started firing lazy/corrupt police commanders and cracking down on street crime, evicting families of drug dealers from public housing, and putting down pit bulls.. poor communities were very much in favor of what was happening. The tide shifted when the cops went all in on stupid metrics.
• mywittyname 5y ago
  Even for middle class people, the police are basically there to file the paperwork you need to file insurance claims. "Oh, somebody broke into your car and stole stuff? You shouldn't leave things lying around. We'll never catch the guy. Oh, you have video of the incident and know exactly who it is? Yeah, we can't really do anything with this. Oh you need to file a report for the insurance company? Fill this out and check back with us next month." I'm very much NOT surprised that people who've actually needed the police for something have decided to there needs to be a private alternative.
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