From the LP Presidential candidate:
"Criminals are further discouraged when our tax-supported police forces are converted to private ones. For-profit police forces have great incentive to prevent crime, since apprehending criminals is costly and cuts into profits. Consequently, when Oro Valley, Arizona, brought in private police from Rural/Metro, their burglary rate dropped 95%!
Private security will do things that public police just won't do, such as checking homes when residents are out of town. Because of their focus on prevention, fewer officers are needed, and costs are less.
Crime can be prevented. If you elect me as your president, I will implement a system of restorative justice to rehabilitate offenders before they become career criminals. As part of my crime prevention program, I will veto any infringements on the Second Amendment to the Constitution, so that responsible citizens can protect themselves and their loved ones from thieves, murderers, and rapists.
Finally, I will help public police privatize their services, so that they can focus on prevention. No longer will they bear the epitaph of "pigs" for throwing peaceful pot smokers in jail. Instead of spending half of their resources fighting victimless crimes, they'll finally have time to apprehend the violent criminals who prey on their communities."
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I must confess this is very confusing to me. How can you have a privatized police force?
"Criminals are further discouraged when our tax-supported police forces are converted to private ones. For-profit police forces have great incentive to prevent crime, since apprehending criminals is costly and cuts into profits. Consequently, when Oro Valley, Arizona, brought in private police from Rural/Metro, their burglary rate dropped 95%!
Private security will do things that public police just won't do, such as checking homes when residents are out of town. Because of their focus on prevention, fewer officers are needed, and costs are less.
Crime can be prevented. If you elect me as your president, I will implement a system of restorative justice to rehabilitate offenders before they become career criminals. As part of my crime prevention program, I will veto any infringements on the Second Amendment to the Constitution, so that responsible citizens can protect themselves and their loved ones from thieves, murderers, and rapists.
Finally, I will help public police privatize their services, so that they can focus on prevention. No longer will they bear the epitaph of "pigs" for throwing peaceful pot smokers in jail. Instead of spending half of their resources fighting victimless crimes, they'll finally have time to apprehend the violent criminals who prey on their communities."
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I must confess this is very confusing to me. How can you have a privatized police force?
