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Politicians don't live in those places and neither do their donors, so why would they pay any attention to them? It's easier to just send in the police to bust heads and keep the prisons full.
Cops don't and never have prevented crime. >

Yeah, addressing poverty and inequality would do more good than just hiring more police to beat up poor people. >

Yep. A disproportionate amount of crime where I live comes from places that are neglected.
Why don't we lift those place up?