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Re:In NY major crime complaints fell when cops stopped ‘proa... by mc32 on Friday May 29, 2020 @11:57AM (#23351520)
“Not as much” doesn’t mean no merit. Even empty storefronts with no broken windows, if they dominate, take out the spirit of a location. Cities could, if they have resources, lease and use them for community centered services to entice some form of vibrance.
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Re:In NY major crime complaints fell when cops stopped ‘proa... by Nasrudith on Friday May 29, 2020 @12:10PM (#23351743)
Crime dropped nationwide regardless of strategy and that they didn't show an extra drop as would be expected. That suggests it is at best useless or counterproductive.
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Re:In NY major crime complaints fell when cops stopped ‘proa... by mc32 on Friday May 29, 2020 @12:12PM (#23351789)
So... as a kid when you see a broken window as opposed to a pristine one, which one do kids try to break? Do kids break into abandoned warehouses or occupied warehouses?
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Re:In NY major crime complaints fell when cops stopped ‘proa... by vmception on Friday May 29, 2020 @12:27PM (#23352037)
The efforts were in vain and just marginalized a bunch of minorities like every other policing tactic, sorry you've spent so much of your life believing something else.
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Re:In NY major crime complaints fell when cops stopped ‘proa... by mc32 on Friday May 29, 2020 @12:43PM (#23352246)
As i I kid I hung out with kids on the periphery and kids who had it better. Maybe the group I knew was exceptional in that respect, but abandoned places were preferred targets as opposed to others.
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Re:In NY major crime complaints fell when cops stopped ‘proa... by vmception on Friday May 29, 2020 @12:07PM (#23351695)
Which is why I wrote not as much instead of no merit. Words.
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