beerslurpy
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Rural areas tend to have lower murder rates because barfights and wife beating generally dont result in fatalities. There is drug manufacturing and dealing, but it either takes place with the tacit consent of the local constabulary or it gets stomped on hard.
In the ghetto, I dont think that is the case so much. The police tend to take a more hands-off approach because it is their ass on the line if they try to do the right thing and a black kid ends up getting shot by a white officer. Plus, if the rest of the community doesnt take a stand or, even worse, actively supports the activities of the criminals, what are the cops supposed to do?
In the end, the cops are only a fraction of a percent of the population- if the community isnt opposed to the criminal behavior, how are the cops going to make a dent? It doesnt even take an army of people- that one guy in CA who took a stand against the local dealers had a great effect on his neighborhood once the hoods knew they would get shot for their behavior.
In the ghetto, I dont think that is the case so much. The police tend to take a more hands-off approach because it is their ass on the line if they try to do the right thing and a black kid ends up getting shot by a white officer. Plus, if the rest of the community doesnt take a stand or, even worse, actively supports the activities of the criminals, what are the cops supposed to do?
In the end, the cops are only a fraction of a percent of the population- if the community isnt opposed to the criminal behavior, how are the cops going to make a dent? It doesnt even take an army of people- that one guy in CA who took a stand against the local dealers had a great effect on his neighborhood once the hoods knew they would get shot for their behavior.