> A cops job is only to arrest criminals, if they are prosecuted should not be their concern. Police departments don't have enough resources to arrest every cr

> A cops job is only to arrest criminals, if they are prosecuted should not be their concern. Police departments don't have enough resources to arrest every criminal, so they should try to maximize their effectiveness and avoid wasting what resources they do have by deprioritizing arrests of criminals who they know won't be prosecuted.