TokyoMonsterTrucker

Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the data

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/1198873

Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the data - Divisions by zero

To the surprise of no one, California cops spend most of their time harassing taxpayers via traffic stops instead of work on solving actual crimes.

Jul 29, 2023 at 5:24amWeb
Show threadmohKohnJul 29, 2023
and yet there are still plenty of maniac drivers on the road
Show threadloopsJul 29, 2023
and some of them are cops.
Show threadTokyoMonsterTruckerJul 29, 2023
If the maniacs aren’t black, brown, and/or poor, cops don’t really give a shit
Show threadgreen_witchJul 29, 2023
Surprise, surprise!
Show threadSkyNTPJul 29, 2023
The real surprise is that people tolerate it
Show threadSquare SingerJul 29, 2023

I don’t live in the US. But I really wouldn’t want unpoliced roads. There are enough dangerous, angry morons on the streets who don’t care about the rules and endanger the people around them.

I think it’s absolutely necessary to police traffic. The only other option would be to get rid of private powered vehicles, which would also be a good option.

Show threadsnowbellJul 29, 2023
In other news, water is wet.
Show threadVinegarJul 29, 2023
Police spend most of their time on routine traffic stops, and routine traffic stops could be eliminated by transit and walkable infrastructure. It's almost like it's a raket...
Show threadgrueJul 29, 2023
Yet another bad consequence of building our cities wrong. If we fixed the zoning code to make them walkable, we wouldn’t “need” traffic stops in the first place.
Show threadHello_thereJul 29, 2023
I'm actually in support of more traffic stops. If only they would target the BMWs as much as they target the beaters
Show threadKBTR1066Jul 30, 2023
The breaking of traffic laws IS criminal. I live in Houston, which has by far the craziest drivers I've seen in the US, and every day I wish there was more effort by the police to do something about it.