So, you haven't provided _any_ citations or even vague references to Wikipedia articles, rather you just called their opinion FUD and left it at that. How am I, a 3rd-party observer of this thread, supposed to extract any value from such statements?
The person you were quoting did not provide rock-solid proof that having police helps reduce violence, but they did provide a citation showing that:
> Violence against persons in poor (51%) and low-income (50%) households was more likely to be reported to police than violence against persons in mid- (43%) and high-income (45%) households
So you could certainly argue that they are actually irrational to call the police and thus the higher rate is explained by them incorrectly thinking police would help them. But it's tricky to argue that with no data :)
My job isn't to respond in detail to FUD. Thats how trolls win; by engaging people who are willing to put in that effort while they can respond with anything resembling coherence. My job is to point out the FUD so people might not notice (for whatever reason) can at least be aware of its presence (or if in doubt, check some other reputable source themselves).
You don't need data on this one though. What the fuck is calling the police going to do to prevent violence after a gang has done a drive by shooting? Use your god damn brain
The person you were quoting did not provide rock-solid proof that having police helps reduce violence, but they did provide a citation showing that:
> Violence against persons in poor (51%) and low-income (50%) households was more likely to be reported to police than violence against persons in mid- (43%) and high-income (45%) households
from https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/hpnvv0812.pdf
So you could certainly argue that they are actually irrational to call the police and thus the higher rate is explained by them incorrectly thinking police would help them. But it's tricky to argue that with no data :)
Cheers
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