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This article doesn’t support your statement. It says “ Nearly a third of all shoplifting arrests in New York City last year involved just 327 people, the police

by meany 4y ago

This article doesn’t support your statement. It says “ Nearly a third of all shoplifting arrests in New York City last year involved just 327 people, the police said. Collectively, they were arrested and rearrested more than 6,000 times, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said.” This data suggests they are working and the legal system is letting people go. Are you sure your mental model and generalizations of the police are based on accurate data overall

joenot443 4y ago
As someone who lives in New York, this is roughly the story. Our DA has… different priorities at the moment. It’s not so much that police don’t want to make arrests, it’s more that they’re aware that even when they do, the suspect will be out with 0 bail very shortly after. Why bother? The individual you’re replying to has some pretty strong opinions about police and their “fee-fees (?)” and that anger is showing their comment.
- grugagag 4y ago
  > Why bother? Because they are paid to bother. Also if they’re in disagreement with DA, re-arresting the culprits will eventually lead to a downfall of type of DA policy and will lead to a change. Sure, there’s another way to get there and that is to let crime fester and pester the general population but again police are paid to intervene not say why bother.
- sh34r 4y ago
  Why bother writing code? Most of it will be discarded shortly after. Why bother having garbagemen? The garbage will just be there next Monday, like clockwork. Why bother doing any job at all? Death is all but certain after 120 years. What other profession is allowed to behave like a nihilistic teenager? They're paid to do a job. There's always more work to be done in every job. Otherwise, it typically ceases to be a job rather quickly.
  - joenot443 4y ago
    What part of New York are you from? You have some really strong opinions on the behavior of our police, I'm curious where you got them from.

by meany 4y ago

joenot443 4y ago

As someone who lives in New York, this is roughly the story. Our DA has… different priorities at the moment. It’s not so much that police don’t want to make arrests, it’s more that they’re aware that even when they do, the suspect will be out with 0 bail very shortly after. Why bother? The individual you’re replying to has some pretty strong opinions about police and their “fee-fees (?)” and that anger is showing their comment.

grugagag 4y ago
> Why bother? Because they are paid to bother. Also if they’re in disagreement with DA, re-arresting the culprits will eventually lead to a downfall of type of DA policy and will lead to a change. Sure, there’s another way to get there and that is to let crime fester and pester the general population but again police are paid to intervene not say why bother.
sh34r 4y ago
Why bother writing code? Most of it will be discarded shortly after. Why bother having garbagemen? The garbage will just be there next Monday, like clockwork. Why bother doing any job at all? Death is all but certain after 120 years. What other profession is allowed to behave like a nihilistic teenager? They're paid to do a job. There's always more work to be done in every job. Otherwise, it typically ceases to be a job rather quickly.
- joenot443 4y ago
  What part of New York are you from? You have some really strong opinions on the behavior of our police, I'm curious where you got them from.