• Evrala@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Businesses that give away free drinks and whatnot to cops tend to have more cops around, and if a place is known to have more cops around they tend to get stolen from less.

    Legal small bribes. It is why places like Speedway have a button for free police beverage. They want cops to stop by on their breaks so people regularly see cop cars in the parking lot.

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      8 hours ago

      Whenever someone from Japan visited us, they were always surprised seeing cops drinking or eating out while in uniform.

      With time, I gather this is quite uncommon forbidden in some Asian countries, but I’ve seen it is pretty normal in Europe as well (wonder if they pay there).