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fractalflatulence t1_j6dkazh wrote

Reply to comment by ZephyrInfernum in Just a heads up by that-fn-guy

Definitely not a strawman. Sarcastic response to the implied meaning of the comment I replied to regarding cops and crime prevention

Next time articulate yourself intelligently and you won’t get a sarcastic reply.

Also, hard not to think you’re just backpedaling here since you posted elsewhere in the thread “why have them at all” and you appear to post in multiple anti-police subreddits

Imagine that…

But yes super funny that you’d double down that cops are worthless.

Kyle the college freshman, ladies and gentlemen.

Edit to add: how do you reconcile that the crime rate is down compared to when cops “walked the beat” so to speak?

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ZephyrInfernum t1_j6djxou wrote

Reply to comment by fractalflatulence in Just a heads up by that-fn-guy

You say that to me as if I've ever argued for that that. I haven't. It's a nice strawman, though.

Do you know what I am in favor of for our city? Cops back on actual beats. They're being paid by our taxes to do a job. Arguably, right now they aren't doing that job. Traffic offenses left and right, pedestrians getting hit, a pervert creeper going around shouting he's the one doing it but police can't seem to apprehend, muggings in places that were previously safe...

Police, as they currently are by their design, are worthless. Cops sitting in cars at the back of lots waiting for calls (when the crime has already happened) do nothing to prevent crime by way of presence.

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ScottRVA t1_j6djaei wrote

I had a couple of good days feeling okay but still Covid positive. Slept very late today and have elevated temperature. How long does this crap last ? I want normalcy.

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fractalflatulence t1_j6dj4zz wrote

Reply to comment by ZephyrInfernum in Just a heads up by that-fn-guy

They don’t prevent ALL crime. But they absolutely prevent crimes from occurring

There’s nuance that people like you deliberately ignore when you make statements like “police don’t prevent crime”.

This is why intelligent people don’t take comments like that, and the people making them, seriously.

I’m sure there’s some social reinforcement at play here for people like you making ideological arguments based on far reaching generalizations and convenient platitudes lacking in nuance.

I wonder what happens when the dopamine hit from posting basic-ass takes on Reddit fades away…

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Skatejay OP t1_j6diop8 wrote

I Hope one these drivers read these stories and think let me be kinder. I’m from Virginia Beach and it just seems like everyone here is just so entitled specifically on the road. I will admit however I did almost run someone off the road one morning cuz the sun was blinding my vision lol. I turn off that road to one with less sunshine. I felt so bad. I usually wave a friendly hand to let other know thank you or sorry.

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