Safest Street In America

Kinja'd!!! "jkm7680" (jkm7680)
12/29/2016 at 15:16 • Filed to: None

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Visited a fairly new subdivision yesterday and out of six houses in one section, three of them are occupied by police officers and their families. Who all work different shifts and park in their driveways, now that’s what I call safety.


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Kinja'd!!! misfitmascots > jkm7680
12/29/2016 at 15:34

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I live on a street with 3 cops as well.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > misfitmascots
12/29/2016 at 15:39

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I’ve only got one where I currently live, hah.


Kinja'd!!! unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > jkm7680
12/29/2016 at 15:52

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On the next block I street park where the sheriff and the town’s chief of police live.


Kinja'd!!! f86sabre > jkm7680
12/29/2016 at 16:02

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I think Fulton County near Atlanta has a program where officers who work in the city are given a tax break to live in the community. It has resulted in some clusters of officers leaving near by. I think it is a good program.


Kinja'd!!! bhtooefr > f86sabre
12/29/2016 at 16:09

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Actually that is a good idea - not only is there the crime deterrence factor, but it also means that the officers are more likely to be involved in their community, know their neighbors, and not necessarily see them as the enemy.


Kinja'd!!! gmctavish needs more space > jkm7680
12/29/2016 at 16:09

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I live in a neighbourhood with a bunch of retired Hells Angels


Kinja'd!!! TheHondaBro > jkm7680
12/29/2016 at 16:11

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hah


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > jkm7680
12/29/2016 at 16:12

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I don’t know about that. My parents live on a street with two cops:

http://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/peoria/pd-phoenix-officer-facing-domestic-violence-charge-after-shoving-girlfriend


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > f86sabre
12/29/2016 at 16:13

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That’s an excellent idea!


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > bhtooefr
12/29/2016 at 16:13

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Why don’t they just hire officers that already live in the community?


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > DipodomysDeserti
12/29/2016 at 16:14

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ehhh, I very highly doubt any of these guys would do something like that.


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > gmctavish needs more space
12/29/2016 at 16:15

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I’d rather live in your neighborhood.


Kinja'd!!! bhtooefr > DipodomysDeserti
12/29/2016 at 16:15

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That would be preferable, yes. But, I’m guessing that that tax break would be available to officers that already live there, too, no?


Kinja'd!!! gmctavish needs more space > DipodomysDeserti
12/29/2016 at 16:19

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It’s at least as safe as one with cops


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > jkm7680
12/29/2016 at 16:24

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I live in rural Montana, we all have huge guns and know how to use them.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
12/29/2016 at 16:25

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Well this is also in a part of the country where nearly everybody has a gun, hah.


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > jkm7680
12/29/2016 at 16:28

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It’s just part of our culture, and many city folk don’t understand it. Even the  hippies have guns here, gotta eat you know.


Kinja'd!!! PatBateman > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
12/29/2016 at 16:30

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Kind of like farmersonly.com?


Kinja'd!!! f86sabre > DipodomysDeserti
12/29/2016 at 16:40

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I think it is part of greater plan to revitalize cities and their close in communities. They are also working to get officers who grew up in the community as well.


Kinja'd!!! Sneaky Pete > jkm7680
12/29/2016 at 16:55

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Perceived safety. If someone wanted to enact revenge for an arrest/whatever, you’re in a dangerous spot. Not to mention there’s more than a few sleazy cops out there...


Kinja'd!!! Stapleface > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
12/29/2016 at 16:57

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Not sure I could live in a place like that. Don’t you guys also get a fuckton of snow?


Kinja'd!!! Stapleface > gmctavish needs more space
12/29/2016 at 16:59

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Yeah, I think you win. Great people to have as friends, I’m sure.


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Sneaky Pete
12/29/2016 at 17:04

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That doesn’t make any sense.

None of them are sleazy in the slightest.


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > gmctavish needs more space
12/29/2016 at 17:11

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The Hells Angels know they’ll probable go to jail if theu kill someone. Not so with the cops.


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > bhtooefr
12/29/2016 at 17:13

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I would hope so, but there would be no need for the tax breaks if they were hiring people who already live in the city.


Kinja'd!!! gmctavish needs more space > DipodomysDeserti
12/29/2016 at 17:17

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Also no one screws with houses or cars around here on the off chance that an old HA connected guy owns it, or a friend of theirs


Kinja'd!!! gmctavish needs more space > Stapleface
12/29/2016 at 17:17

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I mean I don’t know any of them, but I know people who have them as uncles or parents family friends...


Kinja'd!!! bhtooefr > DipodomysDeserti
12/29/2016 at 17:33

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Except that it could encourage people already living in the city to apply for that job, rather than a security job or a job for a different department.


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > bhtooefr
12/29/2016 at 18:45

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I guess. PDs generally pay more and have much better benefits (healthcare, pension) than security companies, so you wouldn’t really need a tax break as an incentive. I have friends that left jobs as federal level private security contractors for PDs because the bennies were better.


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Stapleface
12/29/2016 at 19:12

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Yes, there is a fuck-ton of snow here these days. But the summers, oh man, the summers are amazing.


Kinja'd!!! Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > PatBateman
12/29/2016 at 19:17

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Thank god for the internet, back in the old days you would have to ride your horse to town and look around for a female of mating age.


Kinja'd!!! LOREM IPSUM > jkm7680
12/29/2016 at 22:36

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Safe, until you inadvertently piss one of them off.


Kinja'd!!! Sneaky Pete > LOREM IPSUM
12/29/2016 at 23:21

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Hah