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> the catch and release of repeat criminals caused a surge in break ins > Several criminals have been caught The actual difference here is that the second "ca
by gs17 11mo ago
> the catch and release of repeat criminals caused a surge in break ins
> Several criminals have been caught
The actual difference here is that the second "caught" isn't followed by "and released". The camera didn't do it.
My street has repeat offenders who come and steal from cars nightly. The cops know who they are and have arrested them multiple times, with them immediately being released AFAIK. A million cameras wouldn't change this.
- ahmeneeroe-v2 11mo agoThe community got together, worked on a solution, that solution lead to arrests. A politically savvy prosecutor would not easily dismiss an organized community with proven ability to drive results. So yes, the camera didn't do it, but it helped.
- gs17 11mo ago> that solution lead to arrests There were already arrests. You can't have "catch and release" if there's no "catch".