Even if they could wave a magic wand and make all the criminals behave themselves, they still wouldn't do it.
They *want* the crime. They *need* it to justify the measures they are implementing.
Make no mistake, the guard isn't a response to the crime wave. The crime wave is a response to the desire to implement the police state that the guard represents.
Agreed. The more crime, the more control "they" have.
The more control they have, the less Rights and power the People have.
They are able to do this because Americans are weak, weak as a drippy faucet.