The cops in concert with some city employees are running a protection racket. But I think it's a bit more like a crime family or maybe a corrupt political mach

The cops in concert with some city employees are running a protection racket. But I think it's a bit more like a crime family or maybe a corrupt political machine than it is like a gang. If businesses want to hire security, they should. But it shouldn't be a requirement of having a business. It comes off like the boss of the crime family telling you "I just want to get my beak wet". Like they're shaking down the small businesses. And it's hard to argue that they aren't.