If someone threatens to kill you, the cops can't do anything about that. Its word vs word. They rarely seem to prevent crime, but only to address it after the fact.
We really need a better system in place. Few fear the police. They fear prison, but not the police. Which makes the cops almost obsolete, especially when you consider the volume of crooked or abusive officers.
How are people going to end up in prison without cops to do that job for us, do you expect people to start handing themselves in to prisons after they commit crimes...
How are people going to end up in prison without and cops to do that job for us, do you expect people to start handing themselves in to prisons after they commit crimes...
I'm sure we can find more effective ways than your local police when it comes to arresting someone. The problem i'm referring to is that they hardly ever stop serious crimes. They come in after the crime is done to find out who did it and arrest them. We need to prevent the crime in the first place, and i'm beginning to wonder how cops play into that role.
You think police presence doesn't prevent crimes ?
I've seen first hand, on dozens of occasions where the cops are called because of a disturbance, and other than the cops saying "hey, calm down, don't do that, or we'll take you in." Nothing is done. And what happens days or a week later, same thing. All they do is promote the fear of prison, but to individuals who are smart enough to know what they can get away with, the cops can't do anything.
It is sort of like that pre-crime movie; they arrest people after knowing they will definitely commit the crime. Cops can't do that, so if someone decides to shoot you while you're checking the mail, you're dead. Sure that person may go to jail after the fact, but you're still dead.
I guess that is what annoys me. Their only tool is the fear of prison, but i know a lot of people who have been in and out of prison so much they just don't give a damn if they go back or not. Our police systems seems very amateur when you think about it. You'd think we'd have a better idea about how to prevent crime, as oppose to only have a way to punish crime and think we prevent further crime through the fear of what we do to those who convicted of crime. Is it working? It doesn't feel like it, but maybe in a world without them there would be more crime. I can't tell because there's so much right now.
These are questions I would ask myself when I was 5-6yrs old, before I realized the world isn't perfect and society isn't a flawless system of co-existence
This is one of the stupider threads i've seen on this board. Think on that for a second.
I agree.
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Originally Posted by macmac
These are questions I would ask myself when I was 5-6yrs old, before I realized the world isn't perfect and society isn't a flawless system of co-existence
This.
Any adult human with common sense should know the answer to this.
If someone threatens to kill you, the cops can't do anything about that. Its word vs word. They rarely seem to prevent crime, but only to address it after the fact.
We really need a better system in place. Few fear the police. They fear prison, but not the police. Which makes the cops almost obsolete, especially when you consider the volume of crooked or abusive officers.
If someone threatens to kill you, the cops can't do anything about that. Its word vs word. They rarely seem to prevent crime, but only to address it after the fact.
We really need a better system in place. Few fear the police. They fear prison, but not the police. Which makes the cops almost obsolete, especially when you consider the volume of crooked or abusive officers.
How bout the 2nd, 3rd or 4th crime the criminal commits?
What's the point of cops?
