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SabbathRulez t1_iwzodr9 wrote

Reply to comment by MedicalSpecializer in Tired of Drivers by MedicalSpecializer

MPD thinks active traffic enforcement is a poor use of resources, especially when their numbers are down and certain violent crimes are on the rise.

The Council thinks human traffic enforcement creates an inequitable environment.

And so here we are, with the city trying to traffic-camera its way to Vision Zero.

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xqe2045 t1_iwzw597 wrote

and yet people continue to re-elect the mayor of the city when nothing changes

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borg359 t1_ix062j0 wrote

Well everyone she ran against in the Democratic primary cared even less than she did about these issues, so it’s not hard to see why she was re-elected.

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MedicalSpecializer OP t1_iwzp6d3 wrote

antisocial behavior is a good indicator of propensity to engage in other antisocial behaviors. im sure the mpd knows this, so why not correct all antisocial behaviors?

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alizadk t1_ix10368 wrote

You mean like the Broken Windows theory of policing? https://www.law.columbia.edu/news/archive/shattering-broken-windows

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MedicalSpecializer OP t1_ix12wxu wrote

what about it? the general consensus is that it probably had a modest effect on reducing crime but probably works better when used in limited contexts with other inventions. furthermore, ensuring order in a community is a valuable goal in and of itself.

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BPCGuy1845 t1_ix0rlw5 wrote

Yet MPD does squat about violent and property crime either.

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