*** The Official MAGAposting thread ***

[OngBonga]

Why pay someone to walk or drive around aimlessly? I'm sure you would need a lot fewer police if none of them were busy patrolling.

Visible presence. Some people find it reassuring, a reminder they live in a safe society. Other people find it unnerving, usually because they're up to no good. But also because you want cops to be able to respond to any area of the city quickly.

What do you mean "primed?"

I mean already out and about, rather than enjoying a nice cup of tea in the station. Putting your coat on, going to the car, how long does that take? A minute? Two minutes? That's response time wasted.

Everyone knows the police exist.

Yes, fine, but it's a reminder to anyone thinking about crime that there are people out there who have the authority to take action. I can tell you from past experience living in a shithole town that Friday and Saturday night when pubs are closing, I'm happy to see police about because it means any dickheads looking for a fight or someone to mug will reconsider their plans.

[Poopadoop]

Visible presence. Some people find it reassuring, a reminder they live in a safe society. Other people find it unnerving, usually because they're up to no good.

Or because they tend to face a lot of harrassment from the police.

But also because you want cops to be able to respond to any area of the city quickly.

That's great if someone is very slowly committing a murder or whatever.

I mean already out and about, rather than enjoying a nice cup of tea in the station. Putting your coat on, going to the car, how long does that take? A minute? Two minutes? That's response time wasted.

Again, this is only important if they actually can arrive in time to affect the outcome. Most crimes are either over by the time the cops get there, or they aren't urgent. The cops getting to a burglary in a hurry doesn't happen whether they're out in patrol cars or not, for example.

I can tell you from past experience living in a shithole town that Friday and Saturday night when pubs are closing, I'm happy to see police about because it means any dickheads looking for a fight or someone to mug will reconsider their plans.

I'm talking about regular patrols, not crowd control. Sure if you have a mass of drunken people pouring out of the pubs at closing time, or out of a football match, have some cops around. The rest of the time, nah.