merd22

Today in class I led the class discussion. We talked about proactive policing and I mentioned prostitution. Then someone said " Has anyone ever seen a hooker on Harry Hines?". I was like " YES! They are everywhere! One night I saw 15 prostitutes getting arrested by the police and they were wearing trench coats with nothing under them and flashing everyone." I think the rest of the class was alright. We talked about profiling and whether or not it is alright to randomly interrogate people in a high crime neighborhood. There were mixed views on that policing tactic. Some people said that if there are minorities that are being interrogated and they have not done anything wrong, then they are going to think they are being treated unfairly. But at the same time the interrogation technique works, the areas where interrogation has stopped has seen an increase in the crime rate. Is it worth upsetting the communities in order to stop crime? The point is that the police department cannot keep everyone happy and try and do their jobs. It is impossible. But that is just my opinion...my opinion and a crapload of other people's.