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Re:How much do we need the police? by vncecartersknee on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @09:44PM (#23411410)
> Well, some people never find their needs met...

enormous numbers of people in the US are living literally a paycheck or a medical emergency away from bankruptcy and homelessness

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Re:How much do we need the police? by BurningFrog on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @09:58PM (#23411477)
I was implying that some people always want more, regardless of how much they already have.

But sure, I agree that those desperate people can also be dangerous.

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Re:How much do we need the police? by geomark on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @11:58PM (#23412249)
Not sure whom to attribute this quote to, but "Most of the world's problems are caused by two types of people: those who don't have enough, and those who never have enough."
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