America is Fucked
America is Fucked
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"The NYPD has a yearly budget greater than the annual GDP of nearly 50 countries, in a city where almost no one owns guns"
insane
- NYC's GDP is probably top 10-15 in the worldhotroddy
- To be fair, the population is bigger than some countries.********
- Actually, it's bigger than a lot of countries. Finland, Singapore, a lot of countries.********
- NYPD does more than just patrol. Jesus Christ. It’s like you’ve never been to nyc.monospaced
- Oh. Romania. Makes sense.monospaced
- -1 because your assessment of “insane” is insane.monospaced
- insane as in big number********
- "some $5.6 billion to the NYPD and $1.2 billion for the city’s corrections department"********
- more numbers here https://theintercept…********
- "in addition to a plan the city had already approved for an $8 billion borough-based jails expansion."********
- @mono to put in perspective, our capital has a police budget of around 120 mil for 2 mil ppl********
- It’s only insane to you because you can’t comprehend what the force does here. You think it’s overfunded? You’re insane.monospaced
- You reduced it to a matter of gun ownership. As if that was relevant. Either you think this or you’re insanely ignorant of truth. Makes sense. Romania.monospaced
- @mono Paris police has 1.5 billion budget for the entire prefecture of 6 mil people.********
- @mono so 5 billion for 8 mil. people in NYC seems a LOT don't you think?********
- Not to mention 8 fucking billions for jails expansion?********
- @mono no mate, Idc, I'm in Europe, but clearly many ppl in America think this is too much********
- @mono read that article above, I can find you more that state the same thing if you need more info********