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0 pointsStrom10y ago0 comments

That's exactly what more police will do. Make people feel safer, not actually be more safe. It's security theater. [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_theater

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That's simply not true. A larger police force translates to more comprehensive law enforcement. If it doesn't, then there's a systemic failure in the way police are run (and we have plenty of examples of those too). Of course "more police" isn't the only way to increase the effectiveness of policing, but it does help.

The security theater was specifically about TSA and other untrained (or minimally trained) symbolic gestures. Actual policing is not theater.

StromOP10y ago

More police can help with theft, possibly with solving murders. It will do almost nothing to prevent terrorist attacks. This airport attack is a prime example of the reason why. You can put large checkpoints everywhere, but there will always be, by definition, a line of people that haven't yet passed the checkpoint and this is where they will attack.

mikeyouse10y ago

Belgium recently said that nearly every one of their available officers was running down ISIS / jihad leads, they've essentially stopped investigating other crimes and still don't have the manpower required. They're in desperate need of more well-trained police.

StromOP10y ago

More & better trained detective-type police can be useful, but the vast majority of any police force isn't doing detective work.

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tremon10y ago

The security theater was specifically about TSA and other untrained (or minimally trained) symbolic gestures. Actual policing is not theater.

StromOP10y ago

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StromOP10y ago

More & better trained detective-type police can be useful, but the vast majority of any police force isn't doing detective work.

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