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Except in certain states, where "tough on crime" has been replaced with "tough on some crimes, and everything else small-ish gets a free pass, because hey, too
by zo1 3y ago
Except in certain states, where "tough on crime" has been replaced with "tough on some crimes, and everything else small-ish gets a free pass, because hey, too many black people in jail or something."
Low effort response, but seriously reading about this non-sense in the USA I'm wondering why you guys even have laws in the first place. Either have them and enforce them, or get rid of them via democratic means. Right now it seems like you have the worst of both, and real people get stuck in the middle.
- giantg2 3y agoSome people do want to reduce the laws on the books. That's very difficult to do, especially as more laws are passed every year. Most people are indifferent because the laws don't affect them. Why should they care when they can benefit from selective enforcement? Everyone speeds and then only a couple people get upset that they got a ticket because they're the only ones caught.
- zopa 3y agoNowhere anywhere ever has perfectly and strictly enforced all its laws, or even come particularly close. Prosecutorial discretion isn't something the US invented.
- HideousKojima 3y ago>Right now it seems like you have the worst of both, and real people get stuck in the middle. Also commonly called "anarcho-tyranny."
- digging 3y ago> I'm wondering why you guys even have laws in the first place. In many cases, we have them for the specific purpose of criminalizing nonwhite people and political dissidents.