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Jeffersontown Police chief talks about Tuesday’s police chase

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RE: Jeffersontown Police chief talks about Tuesday’s police...

July 27th, 2014 @ 6:30PM (10 years ago)
Posted by: Coyote

I almost blew my tea out of my nose when I saw the suspect referred to as the "victim".

Can you believe someone has such a twisted view?

RE: Jeffersontown Police chief talks about Tuesday’s police...

July 27th, 2014 @ 8:11PM (10 years ago)

It costs as much keep a criminal in prison for a year as to pay an officer, or about $40,000 to $70,000 per year depending on who's counting. But if a criminal walks free and causes a single extended hospitalization or death, the medical bills alone for 1 victim will be more than that. Even a non-violent thief can often rack up that much in stolen goods in a year. The part you can't calculate is the human cost. What's the price of a single child getting addicted to heroin or meth? What's the price of that guy running over your wife or daughter while they cross the street?