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Re:Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the... by ooterness on Saturday July 29, 2023 @07:37PM (#36925986)
I'm not sure that "time spent directly addressing violent crimes" is the best heuristic. By that metric, Judge Dredd is the best officer of all time. Mega City One is not a nice place to live.
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Re:Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the... by wahnfrieden on Saturday July 29, 2023 @10:20PM (#36927142)
well article says "serious or violent crime". it doesn't propose "time spent on violent crime" as a measure of effectiveness. it says that they don't accomplish much with the violent crime that does occur already. presumably because they are more fussed over pretext stops.
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