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> Almost all police activity is there to document crime not to prevent it. You say this like it's a bad thing (to the extent it's even true). One of the main p
by D13Fd 3y ago
> Almost all police activity is there to document crime not to prevent it.
You say this like it's a bad thing (to the extent it's even true). One of the main purposes of the criminal justice system is to deter crime, and in order for the criminal justice system to work, someone has to be supplying the information.
- SV_BubbleTime 3y agoI didn’t imply it was bad at all. Just true. The primary job of police is to document after a crime has been committed. The deterrence doesn’t come from them, but the legal system… notice I said legal system and you said justice system? I think mine is more apt.