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Old 12-02-2014, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by PiKA2001 View Post
So the part in bold honestly made me LOL and face palm at the same time. That's a great strategy if you are in a controlled setting void of variables and the interactions of others. What you described as good policing reads to me as someone who is afraid to do their job as a police officer and is willing to let suspects get away. Police don't always have the luxury of "expedited back-up" and officers need to react to situations as they arise.
I almost LOL'd at "expedited back-up." Most people have no idea how, especially in cities like Ferguson, the police presence because of people being spread out or because of a lack of funding isn't near what you'd expect. There's often no such thing as "expedited back-up" and help could be 10-15 minutes or more away.

Maybe "expedited back-up" is a thing up North where cities are more densely populated, but in this part of the world, officers are expected to pretty much be self-sufficient.
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