raifikii t1_ixrewkb wrote
Reply to comment by Lucid108 in What to Know Now That the N.Y.P.D. Is on Amazon’s Neighborhood Watch App by k1lk1
I’d rather they solve the crime now then get to the root. I’m not holding my breath for City, local, or federal government to make effective changes at the grassroots level whose benefits we may not see for a generation+ in the future. If we can do a better job at stopping crime and violence now, why wouldn’t we? These two strategies aren’t mutually exclusive.
Lucid108 t1_ixrifpg wrote
I'd argue that the two are mutually exclusive bc cops are fiercely protective of the power that they have (ex. The time the police went on strike bc greater oversight was on the table) and a lot of what it would take to prevent crime would mean, at the very least, a large-scale reallocation of resources from police to a variety of other needed public services (like housing, mental health, education/extra cirricular activities for kids). At least, if the goal is prevention of crime and rehabilitation after the fact, as opposed to just outright punishment, which the cops are quite well-equipped to do
NashvilleHot t1_ixsicwt wrote
Might want to take a look at crime clearance rates. Not holding my breath on cops solving crimes now either.
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