Consider it the cornhole approach to crime fighting!
Fairfax police switch patrol shotguns for ‘less-lethal’ beanbag guns
“This new solution provides officers with an additional option they can use when faced with less-lethal use situations,” police said in a release on Wednesday.
I’m all for the police having additional options, but this is not an “additional” option. It’s the removal of one option for another.
The department took 800 shotguns out of its circulation and put 630 beanbag shotguns into use.
We may live in an era of 2+2=5, but I’m pretty sure that 630 is still less than 800 meaning they not only took away the shotguns, they left 170 police officers without even beanbags to defend themselves!
No big deal, right? It’s not like crime in Fairfax is on the rise or anything…
Crime trends upward across Fairfax County
This data builds on an upward trend in which crimes against person and crimes against property jumped by 10.5 percent and 19.1 percent, respectively, from 2021 to 2022.
The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) insists they are doing everything they can, most of which involves you doing everything you can.
“Our Crime Prevention and Community Outreach Officers are constantly working to inform the community about the latest trends and ways to help reduce crime. From handing out locks to reduce the Kia and Hyundai thefts, VIN etching events, neighborhood watch programs, Hidden in Plain Sight, home security surveys, and more, we’re working with our community every day to reduce crime,” FCPD said in a statement.
What they’re really saying is that crime is up not because of bad public policy, but because of a bad public.
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Approved ~ MJM
