Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas
> On 30 Aug 2017, at 1:18 am, Cox, Carrol <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:
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> Do Police Provide a Needed Service?
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> Let's break this down.
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> The crimes that are most destructive of human well-being are sexual assault and family violence (spousal, child, elders). Police contribute in no way whatever to the control of these crimes. (The police-prison system _may_ increase their fsrequencey.)
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> Various traffic violations are probably the second most destructive from of misbehavior. An unarmed police force, not empowered to control crime, might do a far better job of controlling traffic.
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> Serial killers do exist, but there is no evidence that armed police or prisons contribute in the least to the prevention of these c rimes. Were the Myth of Police Protection eliminated, more thought could be given to reduction of such violence.
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> It is hard to identify any kind of serious crime which is reduced by police & prison. The elimination of criminal justice would create greatly to more constructive thought on the reduction of crime.
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> Three of the greatest criminal organizations in the U.S. would be immediately disbanded by shutting down armed police: The New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles Police Departments. Public safety would also be greatly improved by the elimination of immigration control
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> It is difficult to see _any_ servie that Police Departments and Prisons actually provide.
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> Carrol
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