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Yeah, Jim Browning definitely needs to go teach law enforcement how to do their job, preferably in exchange for the biggest consulting cheque the world has ever
by franga2000 5y ago
Yeah, Jim Browning definitely needs to go teach law enforcement how to do their job, preferably in exchange for the biggest consulting cheque the world has ever seen.
Ths problem, as always, is that they don't actually want to do that. They'd rather stay incompetent because it lets them let criminals off more easily. We have the same problem where I live but with illegal work for often far below minimum wage. The cops and tax inspectors keep saying they're understaffed, underfunded and undertrained to do anything about the problem, yet two journalism students have been able to catch and report more cases of illegal working conditions than the inspectors do in one year.
I used to wonder why, until I saw one of the main white collar cops in the city having a beer with the dude that I know for a fact regularly pays people minimum wage then has them give him half of it back in cash or they're fired. I asked around and it turns out they're childhood friends so he lets him do whatever. And we're not even close to the higher half of the corruption index! I can't imagine how things work in a country that's worse off...
- jl6 5y agoDid you report the wage theft crime that you suspected?
- franga2000 5y agoI didn't have any proof, only the word of a few people that were still working for him and couldn't afford to lose their jobs. I do however know that he was reported and investigated at least once by a former employee, but the investigation unsurprisingly found no proof ("agreements" were all verbal and everything was done in cash). The cops said that with just one testimony a conviction was unlikely and nothing really came of it. In general, these things rarely get resolved because the worker can't risk snitching because they'd lose their only source of income and once they leave and get a better job, they're just happy it's behind them and don't pursue it further.
- _hilro 5y agoWhat an absolutely infantile comment.
- mdp2021 5y agoExplain yourself. What is infantile in what you read.
- ChrisKnott 5y ago"The solution's easy, I could solve it immediately if only people would listen to me" - Person With Absolutely Zero Experience In The Field.
- Dylan16807 5y agoWhat I get out of that post is "The solution is they have to want to fix the problem." Which is simple but is very different from calling it easy.
- ChrisKnott 5y agoWhat is the evidence that they don't want to fix the problem? The evidence from TFA would suggest they are trying and struggling, mainly due to resources.