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Originally Posted by Xaccers
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Originally Posted by Graham
Having some elected official come in will only result in them trying to get the Police to pander to what looks good to the public, rather than what actually does most to reduce crime
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So instead of the police tackling what the community actually wants them to tackle, you'd prefer they continue ignoring troublesome areas simply because its too much hassle for them? |
I suggest you read the above again: "rather than what actually does most to reduce crime".
Now imagine if one of these elected officials decided they were going to have an "initiative" to protect kids from paedophiles by putting Police patrols around parks and playgrounds and schools.
How can anyone argue against that? How could someone else get elected by saying they were going to take these Police *away* from these patrols when their opponent would shout from the rooftops that they were endangering children...???
Of course the fact that actually it would make virtually *no* difference and it *would* be taking Police away from where they are needed and could be much more useful would get lost in the rhetoric.
The "initiative" would be nothing more than a "political" tool to grab the voters attention and ensure re-election and not be of any actual use in reducing crime.
That is the sort of thing I am talking about.