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here in vancovuer canada the police started a baitcar (and bait bike/boat) program that proved very effective at discouraging car thefts. This what police shoul

here in vancovuer canada the police started a baitcar (and bait bike/boat) program that proved very effective at discouraging car thefts. This what police should be doing instead of going after people selling drugs or giving out speeding tickets.

kube-system 4y ago
According to wikipedia, BC's program was modeled after a program started by Minneapolis police in 1998. Bait car programs are pretty well known in the US: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait_Car_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bait_Car_(TV_series) And police in the recent problem areas have been doing this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAZh6D9sftw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAZh6D9sftw
selectodude 4y ago
Bait cars are racist now. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/08/police-bait-truck-filled-with-nike-shoes-angers-black-chicago-residents.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/08/police-bait-truc...
- kube-system 4y ago
  The racist part in this article is not a bait car. The story isn’t even about a bait car, the bait was merchandise. It’s that a black neighborhood was targeted and the vehicle was filled with stereotypical merchandise.