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Edit: sorry, I misunderstood the post.

• moomin 2mo ago
  I think a better way of describing it would be, someone broke into your house. The police said they'd patrol it, but it would take 20 years to set up. In those 20 years, no-one broke into your house. You might suspect they had other reasons for wanting to patrol outside your house.
• continuational 2mo ago
  The parent post is saying that the officer didn't show up for 20 years, with no burglaries in your neighborhood in between.
  • iinnPP 2mo ago
    Unmentioned is the effect of having officers watch your home the entire time. Which is the tradeoff not worth the hassle for everyone.