There is a difference between opinion pieces that are at least backed by reality and ones that are mostly hot air
This one is mostly hot air.
I expected more stats because of the word "meets" in the title. But there are none, only a collection of anecdotes. The blog name is "Common Sense" too, so it's like the author didn't think statistics on police effectiveness matters, it's just common sense that police stop crime.
Would it be similar to if I wrote an article saying I'm 10ft tall?