A new report adds to a growing line of research showing that police departments don’t solve serious or violent crimes with any regularity, and in fact, spend very little time on crime control, in contrast to popular narratives.
To the surprise of no one, California cops spend most of their time harassing taxpayers via traffic stops instead of work on solving actual crimes.
The breaking of traffic laws IS criminal. I live in Houston, which has by far the craziest drivers I’ve seen in the US, and every day I wish there was more effort by the police to do something about it.
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The breaking of traffic laws IS criminal. I live in Houston, which has by far the craziest drivers I’ve seen in the US, and every day I wish there was more effort by the police to do something about it.