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Another thing I think is an issue is that a majority of MPD officers don't even live in the city.  I think they would be more invested in the city if they were actually residents.  Not sure how that could be addressed, maybe a housing stipend to offset cost differentials if they move into the city?[/quote]

This is a very good point. We moved to Ward 3 from a small city in MA and I’ve honestly been shocked by just how incompetent MPD is. Every single time I’ve witnessed their work it has been amazing just how little they care and how extremely unhelpful they are. Just a few months ago there was a homeless guy having a mental breakdown on Wisconsin, threatening strangers, etc - I saw a dad with a newborn jump into the traffic on Wisconsin just to avoid getting attacked. Finally a cruiser pulls up, lights flashing, the crazy guy starts attacking the cruiser, beating on it and threatening the cop and the cop… turns off his lights and drives away, I figure he didn’t feel like dealing with it. The crazy guy continues threatening strangers, all this mid-day on a weekend right by all the outdoor seating. A few weeks later I witnessed SIX cops with another cruiser pulling up for backup harassing a guy who was sitting by the Tenley metro stop, doing nothing threatening and speaking with them politely - real tough guys in that case. 🙄

Another episode - someone I know had to call the cops because her neighbor appeared to be beating his girlfriend. MPD arrives, dude doesn’t open the door and is yelling at them to eff off. They then ask the girlfriend THROUGH THE DOOR if she was okay and when she says yes (for all they know the abuser could have been holding a gun to her head) they just leave. There are zero beat cops, and if I ever see one on foot they just avoid eye contact. And so on and so forth. Back in MA our city had plenty of crime, but when I reported a stolen package I had the personal cell and email of the detective working my case who treated it as if it was actually a priority for him. Living there I could never understand the anti-police sentiment, but now I kind of do. [/quote]

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