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[Jester]

The current Minneapolis PD has done a *very* good job, and I don't live in the city. They've implemented an effective community outreach and policing strategy, with more officers on foot in the troubled neighborhoods. Whodathunkit... A more visible police presence results in less crime, and lower crime rates through discouraging it and defusing escalations.

For all the various talk on the right about "tough on crime" and the left about "address the causes", it's pretty clear from the studies done that the one big variable that affects crime directly is police presence. They don't have to be harsh, they don't even necessarily have to be numerous - but they have to be out there for everyone to see.

-Jester