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The problem I have with targeting "quality of life" crime is often synonymous with extracting revenue and catering to the morals of the crowd that has the spare
by throwaway0a5e 5y ago
The problem I have with targeting "quality of life" crime is often synonymous with extracting revenue and catering to the morals of the crowd that has the spare fucks to give about that sort of thing.
The cops where I live are very reasonable. They don't have the spare resources to waste their time handing out tickets for drinking on your porch or investigating other the victimless stuff. That said, the letter of the law is absolutely not consistent with the way people live in all but the wealthiest neighborhoods of my city.
- mc32 5y agoThat attitude depends on your station in life and gender (not many women will wish for that). Regardless of country or race, most people, if they had the means would move to less chaotic neighborhoods. It's not like quiet neighborhoods and suburbs don't exist in Nairobi or Sao Paolo or Moscow, etc., where people seek a quieter life. Getting there is a matter of slow transformation. Even in Beijing or Tokyo, life wasn't always quiet and peaceful. It happened gradually as society evolved to a point where minor crime was more or less eliminated. I'm sure there is always a small group of people who wish for wild-west frontier like chaos, it has some appeal, but after a while the majority of people just want peace and quiet and to be left alone.
- TheCoelacanth 5y ago> That said, the letter of the law is absolutely not consistent with the way people live in all but the wealthiest neighborhoods of my city. Even there, it's not consistent. The cops just know better than to try to enforce the stupidest laws against people who might actually have political power.