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A comment on As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do (2017). Parent comment

Re:As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do (... by colordrops on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @12:55AM (#20571788)
Why does it matter who is hurting who? Just protect those who are being hurt.
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Re:As crime dries up, Japan’s police hunt for things to do (... by michaelt on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @03:15AM (#20572280)
In terms of evaluating police effectiveness it could matter in some cases.

For example, the police probably can't do much to protect one drug dealer from another as both drug dealers are presumably trying to avoid the police (and the decision to legalise drugs is a political one not a police one).

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