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helicopter was undoubtedly only deployed because it was already up
Undoubtedly. The question of value in crime reduction vs. expense is secondary. I’ve had hate speech shouted at me and, separately, been threatened with a crankset by a thief. I would far prefer for the police to spend their limited budget catching violent thieves than verbal aggressors, even if it meant they didn’t come out when I’ve been slurred (I didn’t call them).
My primary point is that if the police want to get someone who’s pulling a #premiumrush, they have ample capability to do it, it’s just a matter of resourcing priority.
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The helicopter was undoubtedly only deployed because it was already up and didn't have any other jobs on. While it's obviously good that they caught those people, I still strongly disapprove of policing by helicopter. It's massively wasteful.