Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the data

3 years ago by bboplifa to c/politics

A new report adds to a growing line of research showing that police departments don’t solve serious or violent crimes with any regularity, and in fact, spend very little time on crime control, in contrast to popular narratives.
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ShellSurf 77 points 3 years ago

Really mind blowing how few crimes are actually solved. I've had real world experience of being a robbery victim and there was absolutely no attempt at solving it.

Someone told me if you have a problem and call the police, now you have two problems.

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Zana 36 points 3 years ago

I was robbed when I worked as a cashier. I literally did all the work and found the dudes name because he came in earlier and paid with a card and signed his name. Gave them his name and they didn't care. Nothing was ever done, I still see the dude walking around frequently.

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WarmSoda 24 points 3 years ago

We had a guy come in for training. His first day. During lunch he left, slashed a tire on every car and smashed two windows.

We had him on tape and we had all his info because he was just hired.

Cops wouldn't do shit about it. Didn't even look for the guy.

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