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code_archeologist t1_j08gmqh wrote

A little context on this from a local.

Nobody here in Atlanta wants 'Cop City' except the cops.

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dbclass t1_j08s8up wrote

Don't forget Cox and other wealthy companies and people.

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texansfan t1_j0a4wah wrote

I don’t know man, I bet a lot of people in the city are fed up with the crime and want something to change

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rdxxx t1_j0b48eb wrote

Cops solve crime? Is crime happening because there is not enough cops?

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ManWithYourPlan t1_j0bi8w4 wrote

I mean Atlanta crime in the 90s was dramatically reduced after huge efforts by the Atlanta PD and other govt agencies.

Edit: "I don't know anything about this, but I don't like the idea of it, so I'll downvote it!"

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Redoran_simp t1_j0cxioq wrote

Crime dropped everywhere in the 90s. Likely because we took the lead out of everything.

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ragingRobot t1_j0jjhkx wrote

I live in the city and there's not much crime in my area at all. I definitely don't want this. Most of the "crime" you hear about is up in Buckhead near the mall. I don't think cop city will fix that.

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texansfan t1_j0jlq04 wrote

We live in Sandy Springs and it’s a topic of conversation in our neighborhood. It’s probably exaggerated on the platforms they get their news, but people have been talking about the lady in Buckhead being killed in that carjacking non-stop.

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ragingRobot t1_j0jsial wrote

Interesting do you and/or your neighbors support the cop city thing?

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texansfan t1_j0l5w11 wrote

So since your neighborhood is safe, fuck the rest of the people who want less crime? Lol, what a position.

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ragingRobot t1_j0lbfjx wrote

That's not what I said. I asked if you support cop city. I don't think it will help because it's not the right solution but do you?

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texansfan t1_j0le4lu wrote

I think Atlanta cops are understaffed and undertrained for the amount and types of crime being committed. So a big center designed to recruit and better train cops doesn’t strike me as the horrible idea everyone on Reddit seems to think it is.

But I don’t know enough about it to have an opinion either way. That’s what government leaders are for. Too many people think they know all the answers to all of the things they have zero experience or expertise in.

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