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Selective enforcement allows those in power to corruptly select who to prosecute. Even though many (perhaps most) "have-nots" will "get away with it", selective
by manarth 3mo ago
Selective enforcement allows those in power to corruptly select who to prosecute. Even though many (perhaps most) "have-nots" will "get away with it", selective enforcement disproportionately impacts the "have-nots" as they have no leverage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_enforcement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_enforcement
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/police-corruption https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/law/police-corruptio...
- MichaelZuo 3mo agoI know? I was the one who wrote that there could be hundreds on average, and dozens for a smaller subset. That already implies a huge variation. Edit: But it still doesn’t “bind” anyone in Brazil in the strict sense. At most, it goes from very loose to extremely loose.