Irony: cops who responded get punished.
Nothing happens to cops who sat around and did nothing.
Now you understand why cops take a report and go home.
If they try to stop a crime, their brass will give them no support, pandering politicians will denounce them, race hustlers will demand they be prosecuted and the DA will indict them.
Not worth it. Don’t rock the boat and don’t call attention to yourself.
As the Miramar cops have so painfully learned.
A friend of mine was a cop, for awhile.
He always tried to help people when he could. His superiors didn’t see it that way. They looked at every interaction with the public as a way to write tickets. Bring in revenue, it’s what they want. Don’t write a ticket to the minorities, they won’t pay and it will be a hassle. Ticket whitey for anything. They pay because they have other things to do.
He described it a mostly a revenue producing department.
But...but...they were just following orders.