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Cops around here (a US city) routinely opt not to investigate property crime well into the five-figures, even when there's extensive video & other evidence. Lik
by handrous 5y ago
Cops around here (a US city) routinely opt not to investigate property crime well into the five-figures, even when there's extensive video & other evidence. Like, they don't even give it a cursory attempt. I'm not sure adding more cameras will help.
- twiddling 5y agoSeattle? This has been a big problem. Even if you have video evidence, SPD, and the city attorney is not bothering. One cop told a buddy "You've got insurance for a reason..."
- handrous 5y agoI'm pretty sure it's most (US, at least) cities, really. It's like if it's not hassling poor people or writing traffic tickets (the two things I actually see them do, regularly) the cops just don't care, at all. Catching speeders and driving off homeless people. That's about it.
- irrational 5y agoI’ve always wondered if they or one of their friends/family get robbed, would they actually investigate it? I’m just wondering to what extent their hypocrisy extends.
- only_as_i_fall 5y agoIn my experience a lot of cops signed up for guns blazing action movie shit and are very reluctant to do their real job, which is mostly paperwork.