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Behind the Bastards

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Is There a Cost Benefit Analysis to Having More Cops Reduce Crime?

When Bernie lost the election, these people gave up on politics, right? Like that's what's happening. They're arguing that basic liberal politics is impossible. So having abandoned politics in favor of complete capitulation to the forces of reaction, they turn towards a cost benefit analysis of having more cops. The benefit they argue is less crime. And this is bullshit. There is no statistical evidence to having more cops reduces crime. Do you know who else has completely abandoned the idea that there's any possibility of social change in the world? Rishi Cinek: I guess now I'm going to take the money. Yep.

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