Ive written recently that I believe much of it is make-work. In the past two decades, real crime—crime that involves actually victimizing someone—has plummeted across the nation (other than those committed by police officers, but thats another issue altogether). And this drop is not due to anything the government or its enforcers are doing, mind you—but due to advancements in technology, and solutions offered up by entrepreneurs, innovators, and businesses in the marketplace. Security systems...surveillance cameras everywhere...everyone carrying smart phone video cameras in their pocket…whats happened is people are committing fewer crimes simply because they know they can no longer get away with it. Chances are, they will be caught on video, or stopped or caught by security systems, etc. When the state had a monopoly on crime prevention, crime flourished, because it paid, due to the inefficiencies and ineffectiveness of the state. Now that the people and the marketplace have the power and technology to prevent crime, and to solve crimes and catch criminals, crime rates have dropped phenomenally due to the efficiency and effectiveness of the marketplace. Crime no longer pays—even criminal police officers are getting caught now. Now, what are all these vastly overpaid police officers—with those bloated pensions and full benefits for them and their families—gonna do, now that theyre no longer needed, or at least much less needed? Well, just like anyone at any job where they suddenly realize theyre no longer needed, and could lose their job: they make-work. They invent things to do, they create a false perception of their own value, make it look like theyre needed, look like theyre actually doing something useful. Unfortunately, for police officers, that translates to victimizing the general populace. And Id say, based on what Ive seen recently, the general populace has had about all its gonna take of that shit. Theyve started pushing back. And shooting back. And in response, these make-work state enforcers shot themselves in the foot by stopping their own make-work, in an effort to showcase their value to society by withholding it. Well show them! Except they forgot that its all make-work…when they quit doing it, things got much, much better for the people. Oops. BTW—earlier in 2014, the NYPD invited the public to share photos on Twitter of themselves with police officers—expecting a somewhat naive Mayberry type response from the people—and instead, were flooded with pics of police abuse against the citizens, which became a PR nightmare for the department. Youda thought theyda learned then….(nydailynews/new-york/nypd-twitter-campaign-mynypd-backfires-article-1.1765159)
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 15:51:56 +0000
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