>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 g

>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.