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In the past, society would create a group of people that would monitor for crime, investigate crimes and arrest criminals, guard the streets by patrolling, etc.
by nomel 5y ago
In the past, society would create a group of people that would monitor for crime, investigate crimes and arrest criminals, guard the streets by patrolling, etc. But, since we have no modern way of doing that, apparently the solution is to wait for all but criminals to move out.
- immibis 5y agoDid it work?
- vkou 5y agoThat group of people is still on the payroll, with no changes to their budget in 2021, or 2022. They choose how they want to spend their time, and the choice they have largely made is 'we don't respond to much of anything, but when we do, we try to make our response far more violent and/or racist than it has to be.' The SPD didn't get put under a decade-long federal injunction because it was good at doing its job.