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Re:Police have been quitting in droves in the last year by sidlls on Thursday June 24, 2021 @10:00AM (#27617528)
I have a different view. I saw a lot of friends lose their fathers and mothers to the system thanks to dirty cops. Being white in a poor (understatement) neighborhood was an enlightening experience.

The police are very powerful voices in local governments. They have too much power. I consider the number of police officers to be inversely proportional to how civilized a place is.

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Re:Police have been quitting in droves in the last year by caeril on Thursday June 24, 2021 @10:13AM (#27617762)
> the number of police officers to be inversely proportional to how civilized a place is.

On a police-per-capita basis, that would make US East Coast urban areas substantially less civilized than either Middle America or the West Coast.

https://www.governing.com/archive/police-officers-per-capita...

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Re:Police have been quitting in droves in the last year by sidlls on Thursday June 24, 2021 @01:10PM (#27620689)
Yes, and unsurprisingly urban centers (especially impoverished ones) have the most negative interactions with police, exacerbated by the heavy-handed presence.
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