Why is it that some citizens do not wish to participate in or support community policing?Give specific examples where possible.

This has actually been a big topic of discussion with my
home owner's association recently.  As we look at our budget and the possibility of
raising community dues again, the question comes up, "Where does all the money go?"  One
of our biggest problems for a while was the amount of litter accumulating in our parking
lots and around the dumpster.  We discussed the necessity of hiring someone to come in
and pick up or policing our neighbors.

Most people said
they'd rather pay more money and hire someone than hold a neighbor accountable for his
or her actions.  I think, when it comes right down to it, humans in general do not like
confrontation.  People are usually very good at complaining, but when it comes to taking
action as a means of stopping negative actions, most people do not think it is worth the
time nor effort.

I think other people are actually
afraid of confrontation.  They truly believe it will result in
something personally worse (whether a physical fight right then, or simply being
badmouthed and disrespected later) for themselves which isn't worth the chance of
bettering the community.  I would say this is actually a really big problem in many
public high schools and middle schools.  Many teachers do not like the idea of
confronting negative student behavior because of the potential conflict that might
arise.  As a result, the few teachers fighting the hardest never feel community support,
and generally speaking, the community suffers.