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[–] db2@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Police: "just make crime go away" (rather than work to address the systemic imbalances in the system that cause it.

I hope you don't actually think that's the source of crime. It's a big one but far from the only one. Dahmer didn't kidnap and eat people because of a systemic imbalance for example.

[–] OpenStars@startrek.website 8 points 8 months ago

True, though haven't studies shown that it is the major one, currently? So if the goal were to reduce even if not eliminate all crime, it might be a great place to start.

[–] YaksDC@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

No but the police did actively assist him killing one of his victims due to their institutional bigotry.

[–] ComradeChairmanKGB@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 8 months ago

Serial Killers are extreme outliers. For the vast, vast majority of crime systemic issues are the root cause.