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Originally Posted by Kevin
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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When someone calls for back up you respond ASAP so I guess all back up is expedited in that sense, but it can still be several minutes away. I think NYPD stages officers every few blocks and when they have protests or events they will keep officers on standby around to corner to respond in case things get out of hand. NYPD also has 35,000 officers and a $5B budget so they can afford to do that.