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Originally Posted by nik-
What would you have the cops do? Go back in time 45 years and prevent it from taking hold? Or raze entire neighbourhoods?
Your statement is out of touch with reality.
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Let's think who is likely to be a more effective police force trusted by their citizens who then support the police and make it more difficult for gangs to operate pretty much without any fear of being reported, a police force that cares about all of its citizens, not just the middle class white folks, looks like its citizens, polices by consent rather than seeing itself as an occupying force who's job is to just keep the ghetto quiet and make sure it doesnt over flow into Sima Valley or Orange County.
If you're poor and black in Compton or Watts the LAPD are the enemy and you don't call them, that's why LA became overrun in the first place, if your population doesnt trust you they wont help you.