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And that's your piece of first-hand experience why rampant inequality afflicts even the wealthy.
by HarryHirsch 11y ago
And that's your piece of first-hand experience why rampant inequality afflicts even the wealthy.
- mindslight 11y agoIt's not so much inequality as injustice. Belief in the system is what keeps the violent mob at bay. When that's destroyed, it's clear they're going to run into trouble sooner or later. So they might as well get something for it. The injustice of the broken court system is more widespread than the hashtags would lead you to believe. You just get more benefit of the doubt if you look like the judge/persecutor, and it's easier to avoid serious harm if you have better-paid representation.
- Kalium 11y agoSomehow, I think this is not the response they were hoping for. Right now my main question is not if I can placate rioters by giving them what they want.
- HarryHirsch 11y agoIt's not about what they want, it's what you get, post-riot. You have roughly three choices: move avay and incur a longer commute, pay more for (private) security, or continue living where you are with an increased risk of violent crime. Things shouldn't have been allowed to escalate that much.
- Kalium 11y agoOK. It's about what I get, post-riot. What I've got, post-riot, is an inclination to support Oakland PD - horrifying record and all - over possibly-well-meaning rioters. Reforming OPD seems much more tractable than addressing issues over which local politics hold little to no sway.