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Originally Posted by Sliver
Yeah, it warms my heart.
My buddies and I are going to break a bunch of laws this weekend, fata up the economy a bit, but then quietly go home and shake some cops' hands when we're done.
I mean, yeah, cops can look like heroes to criminals when they appease their demands, stand idly by during ongoing crimes and then just let the criminals walk away when they're done misbehaving.
If the cops don't fight back and don't uphold the laws, I think all interactions between criminals and police will look just like this.
Maybe it goes back to the defunding conversation...if they're going to do literally nothing - and perhaps worse than nothing with their facilitation of the criminal acts - what exactly are we paying them for?
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Well on the surface I agree with you. However I suspect a different scenario.
I suspect that the police received source information that there was a group who possessed a large cash of weapons and ammunition. I suspect that the information was relatively vague and need to be confirmed. I suspect the police used some non-traditional methods (undercover operators) to infiltrate the group. It probably took some time. Then they had to get the requisite judicial authorization.
Again, I don't know if this is true, but if it is, it can take time. Just another side of the coin.