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Re:Police in Canada Are Tracking People’s ‘Negative’ Behavio... by Arnt on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @06:17AM (#20038469)
A friend of mine once read the local newspaper while he was on vacation somewhere, and there was a half-page article along the lines of: "Among the fans expected to show up for tomorrow's big sporting event are a large contingent of the country's worst hooligans. The police plans to increase its presence massively to ensure peace, with no less than eight extra officers."

My friend decided to move there. Maybe you should too. You do gain a certain peace of mind from being able to open your door without risk or trouble.

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Re:Police in Canada Are Tracking People’s ‘Negative’ Behavio... by Joe-Z on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @06:41AM (#20038587)
Maybe I should just forget about it, but I don't understand your point. Where did your friend move and why? Where you criticizing the police for increasing presence in case of a hooligan invasion? Or where you applauding them for doing so? And how is this connected to what GP posted?

I'm genuinely confused. If you read this, maybe you'd like to elaborate. Cheers!

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Re:Police in Canada Are Tracking People’s ‘Negative’ Behavio... by liability on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @07:25AM (#20038804)
In some places, 100 extra cops would be considered a modest increase. If 8 more cops is considered a large increase, and the region is nice enough to vacation at, chances are it's a low crime community.
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Re:Police in Canada Are Tracking People’s ‘Negative’ Behavio... by netsharc on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @06:45AM (#20038602)
Not the poster, but maybe the fact that they only needed 8 officers means the hooliganism wouldn't even be that bad, meaning it's a very peaceful place.
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Re:Police in Canada Are Tracking People’s ‘Negative’ Behavio... by ascar on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @07:19AM (#20038781)
And that 8 is a massive increase in presence.
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