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The “two justice systems” is a common rhetoric in class aware propaganda. The point is not that it you can buy your way into the “other justice system” it is th
by runarberg 3y ago
The “two justice systems” is a common rhetoric in class aware propaganda. The point is not that it you can buy your way into the “other justice system” it is that crimes committed by the owning class is prosecuted differently—if at all—than by the working class. The most clear cut example of this is how crack and cocaine possession had different punishments, crack popular among the working poor had harsher sentences than cocaine—which was popular among the rich—even thought it is the same drug.
Today you can see an equally clear cut example in e.g. Seattle’s attempt at re-criminalizing drug consumption. It is only public use which is being recriminalized, meaning this is basically just legislation against the homeless, The housed have a safe space where they can safely use and not be arrested.
Relating to OP, the two justice systems is simply how differently failure to meet financial obligation is prosecuted between the two classes. If a working person owed this much in rent, they would be forced into bankruptcy, or worse. Wage theft is allowed to fester unhindered without consequences. A working person who commits financial fraud and steals only a fraction of what their bosses have stolen from them, is usually met with a SWAT raid.