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Prior to legalized sports betting, was "state violence" used against people who bet on sports as a casual hobby? It seems like it was basically tolerated as lon
by steviedotboston 2y ago
Prior to legalized sports betting, was "state violence" used against people who bet on sports as a casual hobby? It seems like it was basically tolerated as long as it was kept amongst friends/coworkers, etc.
- creaghpatr 2y agoNot the bettors as much as the organizations facilitating it.
- eadmund 2y ago> Prior to legalized sports betting, was "state violence" used against people who bet on sports as a casual hobby? Yes: Sal Culosi was shot and killed by police in Virginia for wagering more than $2,000: https://reason.com/2011/01/17/justice-for-sal/ https://reason.com/2011/01/17/justice-for-sal/ I am certain that there are more — that’s just one which leaps to mind.
- steviedotboston 2y agoYou left out that the officer who shot and killed him did so by accident during the arrest. The police are not out there killing people "for" betting as you said. https://web.archive.org/web/20110615051217/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193652,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110615051217/http://www.foxnew...