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bkoyesterday at 7:08 PM1 replyview on HN

Violent crime / property crime per 100k people:

Bridgeport ~393 ~1,700

Greenwich ~9.4 ~867

More cops, more crime! In other news, wet sidewalks cause rain.


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ethagnawlyesterday at 9:43 PM

I actually don't disagree with that aspect of it.

What I was saying is that there are absolutely cops who do _like cracking heads_. I (very personally!) know cops and they're often attracted to the job primarily for the benefits (retire with a pension after ~20 years; the part they'll tell anyone) and because they get to treat people like they did ants on the playground or freshman on the football team with impunity (the part they'll tell whoever is around after 10+ drinks).

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