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DerekMcLeod t1_je1t044 wrote

Reply to comment by EnjoyTheNonsense in Woburn man, 46, dies after attack in Downtown Crossing on St. Patrick’s Day by Solar_Piglet

I'd much rather the city pay police overtime to police, not stand next to an Eversource truck browsing instagram. I get it and I 100% do not blame BPD officers for taking advantage of that- I would too. but there are legitimate problems that need to be solved in the city. Traffic is a disaster and the murder rate is double what it was last YTD, to name a few.

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[deleted] t1_je1xaua wrote

Yeah, my biggest issue is police unions promoting the necessity of sworn officer details over civ flag men with rare, cherry picked examples of "right place, right time." Every once in a while, some shit will pop off and a cop is nearby on a detail to jump in or at least provide direction of flight info. Doesn't seem like a good enough reason to not have them already nearby on directed patrols of very well known problem areas instead.

To be clear, I'm talking about traffic details where they sit in the cruiser and play Candy Crush. It does make sense to have both PD and FD details assigned to major venues and events where there are crowds.

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Solar_Piglet OP t1_je21wo1 wrote

Everyone in this city that's not a cop thinks the details are bullshit. Thank whatever politicians put that through. But like the person you're replying to said -- the cops are going to work those details if they're available. It's practically free money.

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