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minus-squareture@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up26·10 hours agoThat’s something I never got about cops in the US. Everywhere in Europe, there are always two cops per car, at least in the places I have been.
minus-squareouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up25·9 hours agoIt’s to create the illusion that there’s more cops than there really are. Same reason behind take home cars. My city of about 300k people has about 30 cops patrolling at any given time.
minus-squarebrbposting@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·27 minutes agoSan Jose, California has some wild numbers perhaps like that. Would you take more if you could? Assuming no reform, just more of the same.
minus-squareLennny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·9 hours agoEasier to terrorize minorities if you spread out.
That’s something I never got about cops in the US. Everywhere in Europe, there are always two cops per car, at least in the places I have been.
Fewer witnesses.
It’s to create the illusion that there’s more cops than there really are. Same reason behind take home cars.
My city of about 300k people has about 30 cops patrolling at any given time.
San Jose, California has some wild numbers perhaps like that.
Would you take more if you could? Assuming no reform, just more of the same.
Easier to terrorize minorities if you spread out.