• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    And every election year- “My opponent is soft on crime!”

    No matter how low the crime rate is, you have to be “hard” on crime.

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    6 months ago

    Whenever “crime” comes up, the answer is usually “get tougher” more police etc. No one ever questions the approach or performance of the police.

    Sometimes it feels like selective enforcement. I mean, heaven forbid we question the police and their ability to properly do their job vs just earning OT…

    But why is it you see a huge police presence whenever someone protests something, yet this “lawlessness” pervades?