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That would present a severe risk to officers working at night and turn them into a lit-up target.
by gunapologist99 5y ago
That would present a severe risk to officers working at night and turn them into a lit-up target.
- cwkoss 5y agoCops don't need to sneak up in cover of darkness. They are safety officers not special ops
- gunapologist99 5y agoMost crime occurs at night. Cops frequently have to chase suspects into dark areas. Being lit up will both help suspects get away easier and massively increase the risk that the suspects will be able to easily shoot their pursuers.
- modriano 5y agoPolice don't skulk around in the shadows at night, waiting to observe crimes. Crimes occur far too infrequently for that strategy to make any sense at all. They're either in cars or if they're patrolling on foot (which is basically only something that happens in very dense commercial areas), they're dressed to be obvious and noticable. That's the mechanism by which police can prevent/displace crime: would-be perpetrators see police and choose to wait, commit their crime elsewhere, or (potentially) cool off and not commit the crime.