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5th January 2011, 10:57
ShiftingGears

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Originally Posted by Eki

They have a quota of how many arrests they must make? Doesn't that tempt them to make baseless arrests? Sounds about as good idea as some company had when they promised to pay bonus for every software bug their programmers find. The programmers started to make bugs for each other to find, so the number of bugs went up instead of down.

Yep, I find quota systems for law enforcement to be a bad idea.
5th January 2011, 13:00
Rudy Tamasz

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eki

They have a quota of how many arrests they must make? Doesn't that tempt them to make baseless arrests? Sounds about as good idea as some company had when they promised to pay bonus for every software bug their programmers find. The programmers started to make bugs for each other to find, so the number of bugs went up instead of down.

You got it right Eki and this is a rare occasion when I agree with you.
5th January 2011, 14:57
Robinho

worse than baseless arrests, once the quote is filled do the authorities stop looking for criminals?
5th January 2011, 15:02
veeten

That which you subsidise, you will get more of.
5th January 2011, 17:48
anthonyvop

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Originally Posted by Roamy

Probably not Rollo, Felons lose their right to bear firearms.

Not onlythat but the fact that he probably didn't have a concealed carry permit as well as broke more than a few other Gun Control" laws like discharging a weapon in a public place and use of a gun in the commission of a felony.

Yep.....Those gun control laws sure do a great job keeping them out of the hands of criminals.
5th January 2011, 21:20
Rollo

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

Not onlythat but the fact that he probably didn't have a concealed carry permit as well as broke more than a few other Gun Control" laws like discharging a weapon in a public place and use of a gun in the commission of a felony.

Yep.....Those gun control laws sure do a great job keeping them out of the hands of criminals.

And if he stole the gun from someone who had never committed an offence, no amount of gun control laws would have made a lick of difference.
7th January 2011, 00:59
Roamy

now someone speaks the truth

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