Re:I just lost my wallet on the way home from work
by magduf on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @06:05PM
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Why should the OPD bother chasing down purse thieves? How are they going to make money for the city by doing that, when they can go after people for speeding and parking violations instead and make lots of money?
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Re:I just lost my wallet on the way home from work
by PopeDotNinja on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @06:22PM
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Are you being serious? I can't tell.
Re:I just lost my wallet on the way home from work
by bradlys on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @06:53PM
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I don't know why the guy is getting downvoted. It's a known city for having rather unpleasant police. Most of my friends who live in Oakland have really unpleasant experiences with their officers.
https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-police-average-30-million-...
I tell them: At least it's not Vallejo. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/12/willie-mccoy...
Re:I just lost my wallet on the way home from work
by magduf on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @11:00AM
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/tripping/wp/2018/06/05/l...
Fines are how many cities stay solvent. The job of police in America, therefore, is not to keep the peace and provide justice, it's to be tax collectors for the city.