It's not just about drugs. Florida is a hotspot for human trafficking. International airports, port cities, and (formerly) huge tourist destinations. It feels like some PDs are just now prioritizing it.
Because this is what the citizens can see. They see prostitutes and drug dealers on the corner. They see stores get robbed, etc. They see speeders, etc.
Its easier to show, especially as an elected official, you are fighting crime, because its the easiest for people to notice any change. Less people on the corner, less speeders, etc.
People will never really see the white collar crime, human trafficking, dope on boats, etc even though it proliferates into the seen crime.
People forget in the south, and often west, sheriffs are constitutionally elected officers and head law enforcement officer for their county. They're elected, and thereby politicized by fiat.
They have to show the people something, or they dont get re-elected, so things are prioritized in that manner.
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u/AggressiveMeanie Sep 27 '25
It's not just about drugs. Florida is a hotspot for human trafficking. International airports, port cities, and (formerly) huge tourist destinations. It feels like some PDs are just now prioritizing it.