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Crockett blasted for saying the point of law enforcement 'isn't to prevent crime'

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, sparked backlash on social media Monday after a video surfaced of her saying that local law enforcement’s role is only to solve crime, not prevent it.

A clip from Crockett’s appearance on the "Grounded" podcast — which premiered last Wednesday — went viral as critics seized on her remarks.

"I want to be clear that, like, law enforcement isn't to prevent crime. Law enforcement solves crime, OK? That is what they are supposed to do. They are supposed to solve crimes, not necessarily prevent them from happening per se," she said.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/crockett-blasted-saying-point-law-enforcement-isnt-prevent-crime

I think she was also doing her Aunt Jemima voice when she burped this garbage out. Boy, she sure thinks you lefties are dumb.
 
I don't agree with her assessment since law enforcement does a bit of both, but what was of note if your comment of her doing her "Aunt Jemima voice". Does she have one, and if not what does this mean? As for politicians thinking their base is dumb, you don't get much better than someone saying they would not lose voters if they shot someone on 5th Ave.
 
They just can't help it and oddly enough she is correct unless trump is going to release his mind police and start arresting people before they commit a crime. Do these folks even listen to themselves when they start bitching?
 
She's right.

Their job is to preserve order.
 
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Oh is that the justification to unleash military force against the American public, to impose martial law? MAGA thinks they will prevent crime by escalating violence?
 
Hamish Howl said:
She's right.

Our job is to preserve order.
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...and to clarify my point, I meant policing preventing crime in the form of police presence which can have a deterrent effect, not like something out of Minority Report.
 
ElChupacabra said:
...and to clarify my point, I meant policing preventing crime in the form of police presence which can have a deterrent effect, not like something out of Minority Report.
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Nobody and nothing - no policy - deters crime.

You can only make criminals sneakier.
 
Hamish Howl said:
Nobody and nothing - no policy - deters crime.

You can only make criminals sneakier.
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Fair point, but that in itself is a deterrent to doing something out in the open which can keep bystanders safer than if things were out in the open. I remember this from the crack epidemic days in my old neighborhood, and when the NYPD started cracking down, the number of shoot outs declined in part because the dealer who mobbed the corners of city blocks had to take their show inside so less chances of a shoot out or fights breaking out as you're walking the streets.
 
Hamish Howl said:
Nobody and nothing - no policy - deters crime.

You can only make criminals sneakier.
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I think it provides some deterrent effect. Nearly everyone calculates their actions, and decides those actions on the basis of thinking they'll have a net positive outcome. Effective law enforcement provides an item in the negative column when someone is deciding on breaking the law. It might be small and insignificant in some cases, but it's there.
 
All I'm saying is, flyswatters make faster flies.
 
Liberal black woman has opinion.

Breaking news to MAGA.
 
Lol.

"Fox news"????????

How the hell did you become so gullible?

Were you always gullible?

Was it a gradual process?

please explain.

I mean shit, you actually cited "fox news"!!!!!
 
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Get all racist in there, Anthony, when you feel inadequate and insignificant.

No matter. We know where you are coming from now.
 
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