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You're right about one thing: the closure rate on murder is *disgustingly* low. Even after they cook the books on statistics, it's between 30 to 40 percent. Really, if you commit murder in this city, you have a 2 in 3 chance of getting away with it.

And the reason is rather obvious: homicide detectives don't get paid/promoted/treated any differently when they solve the case. In fact, if they solve the case and take it to court, Chief Ramsey's people hassle them about overtime pay.

Bottom line: Chief Ramsey's all about controlling the police budget, even at the expense of our safety.

Which raises the very interesting question of where they have the $ to put up these cameras. Damn, they'll probably catch a murder on them in this city if they keep 'em on long enough.

Which raises the very interesting question of where they have the $ to put up these cameras.

Probably from all those red light cameras posted on commuter routes in and out of the city :-)

You're right about one thing: the closure rate on murder is *disgustingly* low.

Yeah, but you guys have some of the most well-nourished rats in the nation, of the two and the four-legged variety.

Damn, they'll probably catch a murder on them in this city if they keep 'em on long enough.

You seem to be forgetting, FTH, that they couldn't find Gore War Vet's truck when it was supposedly parked for two weeks within pistol shootin' range of the Chief's own office. You are an eternal optimist, kiddo.