How often as you go about your daily life do you run into a cop?

Now let's say you're a burglar. Do you worry about a cop walking into the backyard of a place you're trying to break into? I'm guessing not, you worry about a neighbor seeing you and calling the cops. So what good is the cop on the beat?

Sure, if there was a cop walking down every street it'd be a deterrent to crime. But there isn't and there can't be. So yeah patrolling cops are a waste; mostly they just harrass people who they think look "suspicious."

Also agree there's countries that legalized drugs and crime went down, not up. Portugal and Netherlands come to mind.