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silverweb

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3. Money.

Fri Dec 19, 2014, 06:56 AM

Dec 2014

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]It costs work hours to pursue those bad guys and that hurts the operating budget.

On the other hand, abandoning those pursuits will free up all those work hours for more drug raids, which net such bounty for police and sheriff's departments in property, cash, and other goodies.

It makes perfect sense, of course.

On edit: Can't forget the extra hours that will be available now for property crimes against the rich, policing people's personal lives, and beating up on demonstrators, the poor, and the homeless (especially those of color).

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Police stop pursuing nearly 79,000 fugitives [View all] UglyGreed Dec 2014 OP

So let me get this straight-- Police are letting TRUE bad guys get away BUT people minding there own diabeticman Dec 2014 #1

They're busy. They have unarmed black men and boys to beat up and shoot. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #5

They told me if I embraced anarchy criminals would be allowed to roam free. Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2014 #2

Money. silverweb Dec 2014 #3

Gee, sounds like they're formulating a justification for a National Police Force. MADem Dec 2014 #4

There's plenty of money for unecessary military grade weapons IronLionZion Dec 2014 #6

K&R n/t Feral Child Dec 2014 #7

It has ALWAYS been thus: DeSwiss Dec 2014 #8

This is nothing new- anytime someone is wanted the agency says how far they will extradite Lee-Lee Dec 2014 #9

So, an APB only goes to the state's border... ReRe Dec 2014 #10

Once the accused crosses state borders, doesn't it become the FBI's responsibility? Demeter Dec 2014 #11

Only if it is a federal crime. Hoppy Dec 2014 #12