Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?
If a man with a gun comes to your home to hurt you, who are you gonna call for help? Someone with a…
If someone with a gun comes into my home to hurt me...then I'm dead. What good are the police going…
The city was facing a crime epidemic until new policing strategies were implemented, including a greater police presence in high crime areas. This led to a significant drop in crime rates. If the police can't prevent all crime, how can we effectively reduce it and ensure public safety? Would love to hear your thoughts on this.
@VulcanMan6 7mos7MO
The most significant root cause of crime is poverty, which we solve not through further incarceration, but by improving the material conditions of the public as a whole. Guaranteeing quality food, shelter, healthcare, education, transportation, and all the other basic human needs for a fulfilling and healthy life in the modern world would do infinitely more to prevent crime than any amount of violent police presence can.
