What do you think about the police?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I disagree.  Had a cop found out about Tim McVeigh's truck and bomb before he blew up a building a lot of lives would have been saved.  Had law enforcement known about September 11 before it happened and arrested the terrorists, a lot more lives would have been saved.  Stopping crimes before they happen should be a goal of law enforcement if you ask me.

Unfortunately, any real-world attempt at predictive policing will end up being a disaster. Red-flag laws are ineffective at preventing terrorism, but are perfectly capable of destroying peoples' lives.

I'm confused. You criticized cops for only showing up after the fact, but now you're saying that showing up before a crime is committed would be disastrous. You can't have it both ways.

Boru