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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui
Why would disbanding a plain clothes unit and transferring them to uniformed officers increase shootings? Wouldn't the existence of more uniformed officers help prevent crime as people would refrain from criminal activity when they know the cops are around?
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It’s much easier to catch people when they don’t know you’re the police from 3 blocks away. And a plain clothes unit is not tied to a radio so they won’t be dispatched to domestics, mental, shopliftings, etc., which gives them more time to be proactive.