ironpony wrote:
Oh well I thought that criminals would be less impulsive to commit crimes with more police around. For example, last year in Seattle, a group of crooks decided to take over an empty police station and use it as part of their base of operations so to speak.
But if that police station had been filled with police, they wouldn't have attempted that, or at least I wouldn't think so. But that's just one example I could think of.
That's also a single incident and isn't reflective of broader trends.
The people protesting the police saw an opportunity and took it, but like I said they would have continued to protest in one form or another and some of that protest would have likely been considered illegal whether it was occupying an empty police station or engaging in some other form of civil disobedience.
Ultimately that act is an act of civil disobedience and is motivated by political considerations so it's not really reflective of general trends related to criminal activity in the area.
As much as I don't agree with the actions I wouldn't try to frame the insurrection on January 6th or civil disobedience from anti-maskers as though they're evidence of a broader increase. Even when actions those people participate in are criminal they're still easy enough to segregate out from most other crime.
Hypothetically: If a town bans walking dogs after 7pm and everyone who owns a dog protests by walking their dog after 7pm the town hasn't been taken over by criminals, the citizens are breaking the law to protest it and if they care enough about the issue cracking down on them might just lead to some other form of protest. If the response is heavy-handed it might lead to a bunch of criminal charges, some of which might even be legitimately in response to criminal actions, but without that political motive the increase in crime wouldn't have happened.
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