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Better get used to it; the police receive a lot of flak, left and right. Sometimes warranted, sometimes not. The are also people in who's interest it is that th
by Fnoord 5y ago
Better get used to it; the police receive a lot of flak, left and right. Sometimes warranted, sometimes not. The are also people in who's interest it is that the population distrusts the police. Crooks, obviously. But also conspiracy theorists, foreign agents, etc. The trick is to still listen to constructive criticism while listening and empathizing to negative criticism.
As you said, limited manpower, expertise, time, and budget are an issue for law enforcement. Not just for US law enforcement. For law enforcement world-wide.
- skrtskrt 5y agoPolice departments in major American cities have bigger budgets than almost every other country's military. Police officers earnings often rank in the top 1% of their communities. Compare your city's police budget with their investments in communities and education and services - things that can actually make lives better and prevent the economic desperation that leads to crime. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and police are the very inefficient, violent cure.