Rigby5
Diamond Member
People that actually LIVE in bad neighborhoods disagree with you, Peach! They overwhelmingly are against the Police "standing down" because they know that the Police are the only thing that makes it even remotely safe to walk their streets!Hear me out please. Some are worried cops are standing down and violence will soar. Not so.
- Look, when you’re down on your luck, sometimes people steal. Especially from CORPORATIONS who just write it off. Seriously, shoplifting should be like a parking ticket not an actual arrest. Without fear of police response, these people
Who take stuff wont feel the need to be armed or violent
- Drug violence? It happens. But if taking Petty property from stores doesnt carry such a bad consequence, fewer will NEED to sell drugs to get $ for the things they need
Insurance companies will pay out more for theft to WalMart, grocery stores, etc etc.
But I think a police standdown will actually decrease violence
Oh, and just so you know...if you let everyone steal whatever they want...you won't find a store IN those bad neighborhoods!
I disagree.
Why do you think police prevent crime?
What stops crime is when bar owners, taxi drivers, 7/11 clerks, etc., keep a gun stashed handy.
That has always been the way it is done.
Police just help you file the insurance claim long after the criminal is gone.