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Clutch_Floyd t1_ix7nt77 wrote

I'm just glad that Baltimores politicians are going to get a lifetime pension for only 8 years of tremendous service. Y'all have no idea how much that is gonna cost.the tax payers. Compound that with paying squeegee men not to harrrass and shoot residents and you got a recipe for some fabulous rate hikes. Good luck y'all.

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Maxcactus OP t1_ix7oohx wrote

The people killing their rivals, family members, girlfriends, robbery victims, innocent bystanders… never take politician compensation into consideration when they point that gun. People that kill are not deterred by police budgets or how many cops there are. When someone kills they think that they will get away with it or it all happens so quickly that no thinking occurs at all. Rich people and poor people kill.

What we know is that most people that kill are young men with guns. That is where to start.

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CookieMonster932 t1_ix855qi wrote

Even NPR admits that more police lead to less crime.. Some estimates even say one more police officer leads to 0.1 less homicides. Those are predominantly Black lives. If you think Black Lives Matter, which I do, then you should support more police.

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rockybalBOHa t1_ix87bsa wrote

I think Baltimore's leaders would be thrilled to hire more police. The problem is finding enough people who want to do that job.

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z3mcs t1_ix87uwo wrote

Its not nearly that simple of an equation. Thats akin to saying “more sunlight is good for your mood, good for plants and animals, so stay in the sunlight all day every day with no sunscreen on.” And especially with the history and even current status of the bpd, this is just a gross oversimplification of a statement.

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Cheomesh t1_ix96cyd wrote

>one more police officer leads to 0.1 less homicides

So 10 cops to one less body. While I definitely think less bodies tend to be a good thing, that sounds incredibly expensive at scale.

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xMaxMOx t1_ix8elpp wrote

I agree especially with ppl killing others in broad daylight they not worried about cops or politicians

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