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It's a national problem in the sense that it happens all over the nation and isn't limited to a particular department. It's a state and local problem in the sen
by Clubber 6y ago
It's a national problem in the sense that it happens all over the nation and isn't limited to a particular department. It's a state and local problem in the sense that legally, the states and local governments have jurisdiction over their police force.
The US is a union of states. Although we have a pretty massive and powerful federal government, many things are the responsibility of the states and the federal government has limited ability to intervene. Using the FBI is one of the avenues I believe though.
- BHSPitMonkey 6y agoStates in the union are bound by the U.S. Constitution; If a state's government exhibits a pattern of denying its citizens their constitutionally-guaranteed rights (often in the form of quite literally _ending those citizens' lives_), it is absolutely the Federal government's job to compel that problem into nonexistence.
- Clubber 6y agoWell they ain't doin' it.