mattyyyp t1_j71vi10 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 2:04 PM

Reply to comment by TamponStew in Boy, 15, found with car belonging to one of three missing Michigan rappers by bananasareappealing

What was the plan here but? Seeing killings like this and watching the first 48 99% of the hits in the US seem so poorly planned out no wonder the killers are caught within hours the majority of the time.

Torch the car instantly. What purpose leaving a trail of incriminating evidence on messages to a little kid who will fold and the vehicle still in play for if it’s part of the crime scene?

It seems you could get away with murder in the US for a good long time just being of above average intelligence as the system is clogged with cases like this every day.

organizedchaos5220 t1_j72fj2r wrote on February 3, 2023 at 4:19 PM

Listen to anything on serial killers and you realize that the police are very bad at their jobs. They are better now with national databases but it's still really just the stupid criminals that get caught for the most part

Downtown_Skill t1_j72mrod wrote on February 3, 2023 at 5:05 PM

Yeah this is especially true with Detroit. It has to do with the system as well. Police are not very involved in the community they're policing nowadays, often living in cities outside of where they work. Murder cases rely heavily on witnesses and testimony (like a snitch for example) if there isn't much physical evidence or the physical evidence is inconclusive.

Because police aren't very involved in their communities, witness testimony and snitches are hard to come by. Especially in a place like Detroit. Murders go unsolved here all of the time and the last time I checked (when I was living there 6 years ago) the MAJORITY of murders went unsolved.

Edit: Being involved in your community as a police officer can also help you identify things like motives or tensions between groups or gangs.

Downtown_Skill t1_j72lv98 wrote on February 3, 2023 at 5:00 PM

I'll just have you know, since this story is about Detroit, that the majority of murders here go unsolved. If no one snitches and there are no witnesses it's very hard to get a conviction.