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> Many people do. Native American nations are magnets for scam artists and various criminals. Wanna back that one up with some statistics? > They are immune f
by protomyth 8y ago
> Many people do. Native American nations are magnets for scam artists and various criminals.
Wanna back that one up with some statistics?
> They are immune from state prosecution, so if they operate at a level below whatever the federal authorities care about, it’s lower risk.
Well, not quite. It really depends on what you are talking about. Besides, NA preying on NA is often ignored, but don't screw with the non-NA because then you get the Feds and State cooperating.
- Spooky23 8y agoGoogle “smuggling Native American reservation site:nytimes.com” for a quick intro. Smuggling, drug trafficking, and other things are common problems. It’s vicious and tragic cycle often driven by poverty and neglect. Many of these root issues are compounded by awful healthcare and other policies.
- protomyth 8y agoThat isn't a reservation exclusive problem. For example, since the introduction of meth, you'll see a lot of problems everywhere in rural areas (beats blowing up an apartment building). Plus smuggling has always been a rural problem. Its just a lot more direct for the feds to intervene on a reservation. It kills me to think people want US government healthcare after seeing what the government provides on reservations. I guess they figure since they would be serving "white folks" then it would be better. That also leaves a bad taste in my mouth (which had 3 operations because of a botched root canal).
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