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> But since the government tends to want to investigate all crimes it is capable of investigating Sure, but is that appropriate? Is that what we actually _wa

> But since the government tends to want to investigate all crimes it is capable of investigating Sure, but is that appropriate? Is that what we actually _want_ from _our_ government? > The end result is that the government is figuratively forced You can't start a problem with desire and then claim a forced hand when it doesn't go your way. The government is not forced to investigate or attempt to stop _every single_ crime.

greggarious 8y ago
>Sure, but is that appropriate? Is that what we actually _want_ from _our_ government? No, and sorry if it came off that I thought that's a good thing. >The government is not forced to investigate or attempt to stop _every single_ crime. No, but in a connected society it's harder to ignore crimes. The government doesn't like to "lose face" so they end up doing silly things like raiding marijuana dispensaries instead of using that manpower to target the heads of opiate dealing gangs - because the former is more visible it gets disproportionate attention.