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Cops drag their asses in going after motorcycle thieves. -> Vigilante(s) go after motorcycle thieves, most likely out of frustration with police. -> Police organize manhunt for Vigilante(s).
The cops really asked "why have one problem when you could have two problem?"
Cops drag their asses in going after personal property thieves.
Fixed that for you!
EDIT: Not sure why I'm being downvoted. They absolutely don't care about stuff stolen from you or me...
Personal property != private property
Okay... I changed it. Not sure how that changes the point that they don't care about us, lol.
Oh yeah they absolutely don't care about us. They care very deeply about their masters private property, not their subjects' personal property. Its a distinction they make and it helps to be aware of that
Well, they don't get paid to solve problem. They get paid according to the amount of crime there is. Fixing that just makes fewer jobs for cops. They can't be having that!
What? They don't get paid according to the amount of crime, they get a salary from whichever government budget is set for their municipality. Mexican police tend to be understaffed and underworked, so it's no surprise things get by them all the time. The government reaction also appears to stem more from the premise of the state asserting it's monopoly on violence rather than whether or not they actually want to solve any problems. I think their silence on what caused the vigilantes to do what they do speaks volumes to how much they care about the actual crime and broken system that facilitates it, though.
I mean more crime = more calls for expanding the police. Yeah, each individual doesn't get paid more. The system gets more money though, which means more cops being paid.