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		_khau on Oct 4, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 'Siri I'm getting pulled over': New shortcut can a... Wait what? US police don't actually have to lift a finger in the case of a crime being committed in front of them? How is that a thing?

tremon on Oct 4, 2018 [–]

They have no mandate to stop crimes from occurring, only to apprehend suspects after a crime has been committed.

dragonwriter on Oct 4, 2018 | [–]

They don't actually have an obligation to do much of anything after a crime, either.

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