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I can't think of any U.S. law enforcement agencies that have ever asserted (either as a primary or secondary mission) to take care of or otherwise manage the im
by danso 8y ago
I can't think of any U.S. law enforcement agencies that have ever asserted (either as a primary or secondary mission) to take care of or otherwise manage the impoverished underclass. Can you cite any examples that you know of?
- mmirate 8y agoNo, unless you are using "manage the underclass" as a euphemism for "protect us from crime, including that committed by subsets of the underclass". Because that is what I was referring to. Nothing more, nothing less. The only downside of creating an underclass is when they commit crimes; but managing this downside is part of the police's job. (n.b. income inequality isn't illegal; theft and murder, are.)
- danso 8y agoNo, I do not think it a euphemism. The user you responded to (u/pandlet) gave no indication that his concern that “an underclass of people shut out from the rest of society” was related to fear that the poor committing crimes. You don’t think there’s reasons other than fear to be unhappy about the existence of a “shut out” underclass?
- mmirate 8y agoNo. If I don't fear them, then they're of no consequence and I don't care about them.