Imagine getting paid to not even try, then have the audacity to blame someone else. I would presume that even a police presence would deter many of the thieves,

Imagine getting paid to not even try, then have the audacity to blame someone else. I would presume that even a police presence would deter many of the thieves, but that wouldn't help push the "we need more funding, we're the only thing preventing outright chaos" narrative when they're already derelict of their duties of protecting capital's interests. Police unions should be reformed. Maybe they're useful for helping with compensation (which is probably ludicrously high given their skillsets-- most cops would likely be truck drivers if not law enforcement, showing how well unions can work for labor) and benefits, but they're too big of a liability in keeping around too many degenerates. Maybe unions should stick to the private sector, or at least jobs where there aren't so many highly visible bad actors with obvious political motives.