now that many states have legalized
marijuana some people worry that crime
will go through the roof so to test that
theory
I wrote along with some cops have been
dealing with legalized weed for decades
in the latest installment of Jim's a cop
my last police ride-along was in
Birmingham England things there we're
pretty low-key
they don't even carry guns sure we had
some laps but I'm not doing this bit to
make friends pie needs an action and I
know just where to find it sex drugs
when Lord disappear how bad things get
drunken brawls stabbing rape murder I
step into Europe's den of depravity bad
boy bad boy sorry it was time to make my
partner's alright hi
G bus well yes then all right all right
get some people Bowie after what's the
number-one crime
shoplifting there are a lot of paper
games hmm
pickpocketing is in the top slot that
could turn violent quickly plus the tour
is probably deserve it which tourists
you hate the most the Australians or the
British the British are the worst drunks
aren't they they drunk a lot but what
about the Americans are you America
people are afraid to ask us someone or
something
are they scarier yeah that's just good a
condition to be scared of there are in
cops everywhere the most friendly cop in
the world I don't know you seem like a
prickly fella guns yes you ever had to
draw your gun yeah once
is this a tragic story or we got about
to have a laugh if you'll rob a bank in
front of me yeah I had to shoot and I
hit him he was not dead but I hit him
and it ever day 93 1983 when was the
last time a police officer was killed in
the line of duty also a long time ago
people don't use the guns or the weapons
against the police so this is the
red-light district was everyone waiting
is yeah then like us is marijuana
actually legal no it's not legal all of
the drugs are illegal because they sell
it on the shops and we call it in Dutch
Trudeau blight we accept it we accept it
I mean if they're selling it in the
shops there's really nothing a cop can
do right Gooby dooby doo bad boys bad
boys I can't believe we haven't even
heard the right ear the right here
hasn't gone there's a crime no any
problems at the end Frank museum maybe
there is a criminal yeah Frank busy but
you just gotta find them possible no
crying company look like none none
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there's no one here to arrest because so
many things here illegal but the fact is
decriminalizing sex and drugs hasn't
caused more violent crime the u.s.
actually has three times as many rapes
and four times as many murders per
capita than the Netherlands
Amsterdam is a peaceful City yeah most
firms to them I don't like the
television I don't watch Dutch movies
you know are you no no all right can you
sit down and just watch more cop movies
you know Dexter yeah there's the serious
girl yeah good detective I love it I
love him I love him he has something
special something nice the guy yeah he
gives all the bad people I feel like you
were like to him in some way banging the
law you're not doing anything criminal
if you say a crime tell someone
more we walked something became clear
these guys don't just cruise around
chatting about TV shows all right
they knew everyone and people were happy
to see them in America 44% of adults say
they have only some or very little
confidence in the police and if you're
black that number jumps to 62% but in
the Netherlands 75% of people say they
have confidence in the cops some of the
most trusted police in the world I need
to make a quick stop to process what I
was seeing so let's review the US has
spent billions of dollars on the war on
drugs just say no just say what do we
have to show for it loads of people
still using drugs loads of violence
and a prison system packed with people
who are convicted for smoking something
that I just smoked while Amsterdam cops
waited for me meanwhile porn is closing
down prisons because the country is so
safe I've seen all I need to see who
sees there's nothing gonna go on you
want to just go back to the station and
watch some Dexter
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