But honestly, who here can honestly say that the police have help them? either preventing a crime, or managing the situation correctly?
I would never call the police, in fact, once I got carjacked, and the police just told me on the phone to go to the judicial office and place the report
they didnt even show up, didnt helped me to get to the judicial office for the report, nothing
the only thing the police do is be drunk patrol, and weed patrol here that its not legal, besides that, they dont prevent crimes, they dont help victims, they dont solve crimes
thats best case scenario, because many times they not only, not help, but actually worsen the situation for victims, for example, by mishandeling crime scenes and evidence that later makes a criminal walk, this happen ALL THE TIME
and I an not even talking about abuse of power, and corruption
People prevent crime by being aware, and organized, and knowing where you are, what you are doing, etc
Another time a neighbor caught a thief, and the people held him till the police arrived, they literal did shit, they took the criminal and then they released him, because he didnt manage to steal anything