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strangechicken t1_iy88hlq wrote

Reply to comment by swampoodler in Saw a hit and run DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF A COP. Nothing happened. by joe_sausage

> Cops in DC not responding to anything

Works for basically anything.

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Gumburcules t1_iy8cfjc wrote

Yeah but someone said "ACAB" online and people talked about but never actually defunded them so obviously they're justified in not doing their jobs. They're just so demoralized by those aforementioned traumas, who could blame them?!

Of course they're still going to wear their "thin blue line" (electron microscope required) and Punisher gear, that's a given. I guess the meaning just changed to "punishing" ordinary citizens by not doing the jobs they get paid to do.

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OctoberCaddis t1_iy8m8d7 wrote

Couple false statements here:

  • MPD recruitment was defunded. They are not funded to hire enough officers to replace retirees and those who leave for other jobs. This was intentional and overt. Charles fucking Allen tweeted about his intention to whittle down the force, public sentiment be damned.

  • MPD has been directed to refrain from a wide array of traffic related stops for bullshit reasons you probably think are reasonable. Actual statement from DC government: enforcement against fake temporary plates would negatively impact minorities, and thus shouldn’t be pursued.

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Gumburcules t1_iy8ntbp wrote

>- MPD recruitment was defunded. They are not funded to hire enough officers to replace retirees and those who leave for other jobs.

MPD already has one of the highest number of officers per capita in the nation. If they weren't doing their jobs effectively before, this is a moot point.

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Themisto-Cletus t1_iy8iiro wrote

Oh fuck off. When prosecutors and District Attorneys don't do their jobs, what's the point?

Take your sanctimonious bullshit and drown it in the Potomac.

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Gumburcules t1_iy8jm20 wrote

> When prosecutors and District Attorneys don't do their jobs, what's the point?

I wonder how long I'd keep my job if that was my attitude?

"Hey boss, I didn't write that report you asked me to. I just don't think you will use it the way I want so what's the point? Oh, you don't like that? Why don't you drown your sanctimonious bullshit in the Potomac!"

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Themisto-Cletus t1_iy8k000 wrote

You're not as smart as you think you are. Without prosecutors, there is no point to the paperwork.

You elected this crap. Now lie in it.

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Gumburcules t1_iy8ltpn wrote

So because they probably won't get convicted that means you should just let everyone do what they want without any concern that there will be any consequences whatsoever?

Studies have shown that the actual severity of the punishment has very little to do with the decision to commit a crime, but the perception of likelihood of being caught is a much bigger factor.

When people know they can literally hit and run in front of a cop and they won't do a thing, they're going to do it with impunity every time. If they know that they're going to get booked and there is a chance they will get charged and convicted, even if it's a small one, that's infinitely more incentive not to commit the crime.

What's that saying cops are so fond of? "You can avoid the charge but you can't avoid the ride?" I guess that only applies when you're trying to harass an innocent person and not when you're actually supposed to be doing your job, huh?

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DrunkWoodchuck t1_iyausyh wrote

District attorneys? We don’t have any.

Prosecutors aren’t elected in DC they’re appointed.

Moron.

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SluggingAndBussing t1_iy8ceto wrote

Not excusing anything but with the prosecutors refusing to prosecute basically anything, it is a sometimes a waste of resources to do more than bare minimum.

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