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> Do you have any scientifically researched reason for this claim or is it just a hunch?
by zgluck 3y ago
> Do you have any scientifically researched reason for this claim or is it just a hunch?
- simoncion 3y agoI invite you to discover the wide world of existing literature and research that demonstrates solid links between regular neighborhood mounted and foot patrols and reduction in violent and property crime.
- zgluck 3y agoSo a case of waving hands violently. Also: Your original claim was "People are going to buy and sell drugs, sex, & etc. It's better to have that out in the open where police can keep an eye on and discourage violence." Not: "solid links between regular neighborhood mounted and foot patrols and reduction in violent and property"
- simoncion 3y agoI don't know where you're from, so I don't know how the police operate in your area. I'm a life-long USian. Everywhere I've lived in the US, the police absolutely do not perform regular patrols inside of people's homes. I can tell you from experience that if you don't have the drug deals happening out in the open, then the vast majority of them are going to happen in someone's home. As I mentioned, it's _way_ easier to keep an eye on things when you can funnel it to a relatively small, open area so you can just drive by and see it, than it is to go knocking on a couple-hundred (or even couple-thousand) doors across an entire metro area. And no, I'm not flagging your comments. I don't believe I've flagged any comments on this site, ever. If I disagree sufficiently strongly with a statement, I engage in discussion, as I have here and elsewhere.
- DiggyJohnson 3y agoI would much rather these illicit activities being reduced or occur in private spaces rather than in public.
- zgluck 3y agoSo are you the one who is flagging every single comment I make? This is not cool.