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We shouldn't call this euphemistically "greed and bureaucracy" when we can call it what it is: corruption at every level (from the legislator to the guy in the
by buran77 6y ago
We shouldn't call this euphemistically "greed and bureaucracy" when we can call it what it is: corruption at every level (from the legislator to the guy in the agency setting the policy).
As I said in the past, we're trained to think that the pervasive small time corruption is the dangerous one, the small bribe you may give to a cop to get out of a speeding fine. In reality that type has close to no impact on society compared to high level corruption like this.
If this had happened in any "3rd world country" nobody would hesitate to call it corruption.
- grecy 6y ago> If this had happened in any "3rd world country" nobody would hesitate to call it corruption And it's the same for unlimited campaign contributions and lobbying.
- craftinator 6y agoCorruption? Nah, corruption is the cause. Unlawful search and seizure, theft, and illegal detainment are the actual crimes. Time to put some badge carriers in jail.
- buran77 6y agoThat's exactly what I meant. Bureaucracy is a result of large administrative systems and it's hard to avoid. Civil forfeiture (among many, many other things) is the result of massive systemic corruption at high levels. The kind of corruption that shapes every fiber of society. It's not an accident that laws don't look at the deed but rather at where the person sits in society. There's not enough room in a book, let alone a comment to show just the most obvious evidence of this. But when someone can use an "affluenza" [0] defense to kill people and get away with it, you know where that country stands. [0] https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/02/us/ethan-couch-affluenza-accused-of-probation-violation/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/02/us/ethan-couch-affluenza-...