• zourn@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    That’s an interesting opinion. Unfortunately, the facts don’t quite align with your feelings.

    it’s imperative that we have strong police forces throughout the country to minimize crime

    Why do you believe this? Police forces as they exist today aren’t even as old as the US. Sure, the US wasn’t a bastion of freedom upon its founding but that wasn’t due to a lack of police. The absolute biggest factors for controlling neighborhood level crime are increasing public education and reducing the effects of poverty.

    I don’t think people understand how big, and free the US is. Whenever you get something like this, strict law enforcement is not only needed, it’s required.

    And this is the weirdest take right here. Freedom and strong, strict police forces are inversely related by definition. One could even point to the origin of many police departments as opposition to freedom.

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      9 months ago

      Feelings? What do you propose, that we allow the entire country to turn into areas like Oakland, Detroit, or Chicago? I mean, there has to be law and order. Are you proposing we “loosen” up on things, and just hope people will get nicer?

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        9 months ago

        What do you propose, that we allow the entire country to turn into areas like Oakland, Detroit, or Chicago?

        I’m willing to bet you’ve never left the suburbs of a Southern state.

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          9 months ago

          I live in California, I travel extensively for work. I’ve been to many major cities throughout the US… the inner cities are horrible. I’m thankful I live in a smaller city (not the suburbs) in California that 100% supports its police department, low crime rates, and community support for each other.