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Strange that police would ignore a burglary. I get they might ignore a bike stolen from the street. A burglary could easily be a home invasion.

jhbadger 4y ago
I think the police consider single-family houses more a priority for "home invasion" than apartments. Even if the apartment dweller is a professional, apartments are for "the poors" in the police mentality. At least in my experience from a burglary.
rdtwo 4y ago
They ignore everything sort of violent crime and easy arrests. In Chicago they even ignore violent crime.
- tptacek 4y ago
  That is not remotely my experience. Someone made a similar comment a few weeks ago and related an experience where their car was stolen and the police refused to initiate a pursuit, which lead to a whole thread about whether it was some kind of new woke policing not to do high speed chases in dense urban areas (spoiler: no). I am more concerned about CPD going nuts if I call them than I am about them blowing me off.
heavyset_go 4y ago
Cops really don't give a shit about property crimes that happen to people they don't think matter. They aren't there to protect your stuff, they exist so the Walmarts of the world don't have to spend even more money on security.
- gruez 4y ago
  except it's not even working for corporations like walgreens, who are closing stores in san francisco because of excessive shoplifting.
- dahfizz 4y ago
  Then why is there so much shoplifting?
  - heavyset_go 4y ago
    Cops know they'll get 50%+ of muncipal budgets whether they stop petty crime or not. The most important function cops serve is enforcing property restrictions. Someone might be able to walk out with $10 of items from a shelf, but they certainly aren't able to seize the business and do what they want with it. That's how SWAT teams show up and shoot you. I doubt Walmart wants to invest in a standing army, tanks, automatic weapons, seige weapons, etc.
lxe 4y ago
They broke down the door (and destroyed the glass in the process) to get it. The police took the report, gave me a piece of paper, and I've never heard from them since.

jhbadger 4y ago

I think the police consider single-family houses more a priority for "home invasion" than apartments. Even if the apartment dweller is a professional, apartments are for "the poors" in the police mentality. At least in my experience from a burglary.

rdtwo 4y ago

They ignore everything sort of violent crime and easy arrests. In Chicago they even ignore violent crime.

tptacek 4y ago
That is not remotely my experience. Someone made a similar comment a few weeks ago and related an experience where their car was stolen and the police refused to initiate a pursuit, which lead to a whole thread about whether it was some kind of new woke policing not to do high speed chases in dense urban areas (spoiler: no). I am more concerned about CPD going nuts if I call them than I am about them blowing me off.

heavyset_go 4y ago

Cops really don't give a shit about property crimes that happen to people they don't think matter. They aren't there to protect your stuff, they exist so the Walmarts of the world don't have to spend even more money on security.

gruez 4y ago
except it's not even working for corporations like walgreens, who are closing stores in san francisco because of excessive shoplifting.
dahfizz 4y ago
Then why is there so much shoplifting?
- heavyset_go 4y ago
  Cops know they'll get 50%+ of muncipal budgets whether they stop petty crime or not. The most important function cops serve is enforcing property restrictions. Someone might be able to walk out with $10 of items from a shelf, but they certainly aren't able to seize the business and do what they want with it. That's how SWAT teams show up and shoot you. I doubt Walmart wants to invest in a standing army, tanks, automatic weapons, seige weapons, etc.

lxe 4y ago

They broke down the door (and destroyed the glass in the process) to get it. The police took the report, gave me a piece of paper, and I've never heard from them since.