Charming Noble Savages in Canada Buck A Morally Corrupt Culture

[classicman]

V - I wasn't referring to this crime specifically. It was more of a general statement which I maintain.
It is part of police responsibility to prevent crime.

[Lamplighter]

V - to add turmoil to the discussion...

<snip>If there is some something that shows the police had cause to act and failed to do so effectively, that's important. But absent some kind of evidence like that, I can't fault the police, or the social services for that matter. <snip>

Didn't the article say something about hours of recorded phone conversations being used during the trial ?

... maybe not the same issues.

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by classicman

V - I wasn't referring to this crime specifically. It was more of a general statement which I maintain.
It is part of police responsibility to prevent crime.

Not really. It is their responsibility to investigate crimes. It is their responsibility to stop crimes that are in progress. It is a hoped-for side effect that their effectiveness at the above will prevent crime.