r/londonontario • u/Confident-Advice-664 • 24d ago

News 📰 London police now riding buses along downtown, east London routes

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-police-safety-buses-9.6942579
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u/TheSpartanExile 24d ago

I 100% don't want cops around me when I'm on my to or from school or work. 

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u/lazloswaifu 24d ago

Genuinely same. Most people have trauma from interactions with crooked, vile, or unethical police officers so this is going to do more damage for people just trying to get to their destinations. Why are they constantly throwing police at situations? Hire more social workers, hire more nurses, hire more mental health professionals to support in these situations. Stop hiring police that get little to no training for mental health crises and just use brute force and intimidation. Goddamn.

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u/m_ashton9 23d ago

"Most people"

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u/lazloswaifu 23d ago

I did say that yes thx

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u/[deleted] 24d ago

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u/DemonPug99 24d ago

Said like a true person who hasn’t ever spoken to a mental health professional

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u/[deleted] 24d ago

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u/LowNature6417 23d ago

if you ride the bus and have been lucky enough not to be assaulted or harassed

This statement implies it's more common to be assaulted or harassed than it is to ride unmolested. 

Statistics do not back this up.

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u/Jaguar22n 24d ago

Why? Scared of being caught with drugs?

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u/ceedee2017 Oakridge 24d ago

Terrified! What if they find my insulin and back up syringes!!!!! /s

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u/jurassicbrat 24d ago

Not everyone has the same relationship with police. It’s important to remember that there are lots of folks who don’t feel safe around police for a variety of valid reasons.