[adios]

[ QUOTE ]
The police cannot prevent most crimes and will never prevent most crimes, nor be there to stop violence immediately in most cases (be it a mugging, a fistfight, or the rare mass shooting).

[/ QUOTE ]

Yep their orientation is reactive rather than proactive and it's easy to see why this is the case. For anyone who thinks otherwise try going to your local police station and warning them of a potential crime and see what they do.