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Peons get blamed because they do have power There have been instances of police deciding not to enforce mask mandates, but of course in other situations they s
by netizen-936824 5y ago
Peons get blamed because they do have power
There have been instances of police deciding not to enforce mask mandates, but of course in other situations they say shit like "the law is the law my hands are tied" its 100% BS
- AnthonyMouse 5y agoThis is confusing the law with the system. The peons exist within the system. The system allows them to ignore mask mandates. It doesn't allow them to issue fewer than the implicit quota number of citations that generate government revenue. The system punishes them for enforcing the law against politically connected people, which keeps bullshit laws on the books because they only get used against poors and dissidents. The system cares more that cases are closed than that suspects are guilty, because "percent prisoners who are actually guilty" is hard to measure and isn't one of the system's target metrics. The peons can't change these things. The ones who try get punished and lose promotions. We have to fix the laws. And the social factors that cause the incentive for violent behavior to exceed the deterrent effect of law enforcement.