The law(s) of unintended consequences

[skycop 0]

The police in Baltimore have gone to reactive based policing as predicted, this trend is also happening in other major cities.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/blog/bs-md-ci-shootings-homicides-20150511-story.html

Like it or not, proactive policing is one of main reasons crime rates were at all time lows the last decade.

As the cops back off criminals will fill the vacuum, violent crime rates will trend up significantly in major urban areas.

This same scenario happened in Cincinnati Ohio after the riots there in 2001.

"Just 'cause I'm simple, don't mean I'm stewpid!"

[lawrocket 3]

Law of unintended consequences. "Proactive" policing has resulted in aggressive policing that has resulted in a massive backlash against the police who are "proactive"

This means things burn.

Here's an article about a different approach where I live:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/in-fresno-police-focus-on-building-relationships-not-making-arrests/2015/05/06/3c396f04-eab9-11e4-9a6a-c1ab95a0600b_story.html

Ten years ago I was convinced that the Fresno PD would have a consent decree limiting its tactics. A different approach was tried. (Note: I knew Baines back when he was a cop. Good dude who had higher aspirations).

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[skycop 0]

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"Proactive" policing has resulted in aggressive policing that has resulted in a massive backlash against the police who are "proactive"

It's amazing, people act as if community policing is something new, it's not, I've been doing it for almost three decades.

Proactive policing reduces crime rates, there has to be a balance. Right now the rank and file in some major cities feel under siege by political leadership and have backed off accordingly. The crime rate will rise accordingly.

Had the prosecutor not been hasty in charging the officers involved, this situation could have been minimized. The population most vulnerable will also be most affected by the rise.

"Just 'cause I'm simple, don't mean I'm stewpid!"

[Kadde 0]

I guess people are more comfortable with having illegal thugs around them than legal thugs.

(No, far from all cops are bad, but enough cops do bad shit with thier collegues passivly supporting them.) They have to become as good snitches as they want everyone else to be.