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Yup, it's unpopular to say, but American style policing works through vigilance, responsiveness, and deterrence. When academics and pundits argue that the 'No
by paulpauper 2y ago
Yup, it's unpopular to say, but American style policing works through vigilance, responsiveness, and deterrence. When academics and pundits argue that the 'Nordic model' or other European style of policing and criminal justice system is better, they ignore demographic differences , unreported crime, and a those countries having a higher tolerance for crime. The way you lower crime is to have less tolerance for it ,and prosecute it when it happens. This is not to say it's perfect, but the counterfactual is much worse.
- ipaddr 2y agoAmerica is more acceptance of crime and accepts more excuses and is celebrated in media/tv/movies. America over reacts to crime where law enforcement become people committing a new crime and people end up in jail for life. But this standard isn't applied equally with those closer to power/money having free rein and others powerless/poorer getting examples made of them.
- atkailash 2y agoIt wasn’t even cops that caught people and you think increased presence prevented crime? How them boots taste? Half the time they’re not looking at anyone but chatting in a circle. And the NG at the stations are even more useless (I say this as a former NG member) for this And time and time again it’s been shown the way to prevent crime is social services eliminating the drivers of crime, not the punitive reactive scenario you’re describing
- latentcall 2y ago[flagged]
- paulpauper 2y agoi said controlling for demographics.