This. The police where I've lived have been decent enough, but in places like LA, the really big departments, that's where the real corruption is. LAPD, Long Beach Police, a lot of LA area police departments have decades of corruption.
But a small town cop, like my cousin? He's just chasing down drunks and intervening on neighbors fighting over property lines.
He's just chasing down drunks and intervening on neighbors fighting over property lines.
In most places across the US, that's all they have time for. One call after another. They hit the street and head to Walmart for a shoplifter. After that, there's 5-10 calls on the board just for their beat. They go to all the public and domestic disturbances first and try to resolve those without having to take someone to jail. Domestics often end in arrests which takes them off the streets for 25% of their shift when you include transportation, booking and report writing. When they get back on the streets, more drunk calls, disturbances, shoplifters in custodies, maybe an armed robbery or high profile event occurs. Then don't forget about all the vehicle crashes that take a huge amount of their time.
This. The police where I've lived have been decent enough, but in places like LA, the really big departments, that's where the real corruption is. LAPD, Long Beach Police, a lot of LA area police departments have decades of corruption.
But a small town cop, like my cousin? He's just chasing down drunks and intervening on neighbors fighting over property lines.
In most places across the US, that's all they have time for. One call after another. They hit the street and head to Walmart for a shoplifter. After that, there's 5-10 calls on the board just for their beat. They go to all the public and domestic disturbances first and try to resolve those without having to take someone to jail. Domestics often end in arrests which takes them off the streets for 25% of their shift when you include transportation, booking and report writing. When they get back on the streets, more drunk calls, disturbances, shoplifters in custodies, maybe an armed robbery or high profile event occurs. Then don't forget about all the vehicle crashes that take a huge amount of their time.