> “Systems” should be a dirty word when it comes to discussing social issues Likewise, "complexity," as a reason that someone is wrong, yet completely unqualif

> “Systems” should be a dirty word when it comes to discussing social issues Likewise, "complexity," as a reason that someone is wrong, yet completely unqualified by a less vague description of an actual error is a cop-out that should have no place in such discussions. > The police aren’t the arm of a ruling class abusing the less fortunate (much though some want to believe this). While I can't say for sure that there's a causal relationship between pay-to-win courts, rich people given an express lane to lawmakers and in general a society fundamentally built on the notion that wealth affords power, and the police bias against poor people, I believe that this is the level you have to consider the question at. That is, the problem can't fully be explained by looking at the police force only but is the result of the police interacting with other authorities and reacting to policy. Normally you would call these interacting bodies "systems" and say that the problem is "systemic" but I guess that's a foul word.