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Yeah, this shit happens all the time. How do you people think law enforcement operates against criminal networks? Infiltrate, quietly gather evidence, then pros
by ethanbond 10y ago
Yeah, this shit happens all the time. How do you people think law enforcement operates against criminal networks? Infiltrate, quietly gather evidence, then prosecute. The "gather evidence" portion often involves allowing people to do incriminating things, especially since, you know, being about to do an illegal thing isn't illegal (usually).
- xtian 10y agoThe question is whether this is how we want law enforcement to operate in our society. And in the process of answering that question we should probably ask, "is it working?"
- ethanbond 10y agoMmmm yep. I want our law enforcement to have the ability to find and prosecute people at levels of criminality higher than selling loose cigarettes on the street. Like seriously? Do you really think the absolute lowest hanging fruit is valuable, fair, or effective for justice to focus on?
- xtian 10y agoNo, I don't think that. Maybe I was ambiguous. My question was whether we want law enforcement to become purveyors of illegal material in order to prosecute people seeking that material. That seems a little circular to me. And since the analogy was dealing with illegal drugs I was wondering whether these tactics are in fact more effective than just prosecuting at the level of "selling loose cigarettes".