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Why do all these articles suppose that the upper and middle classes don't really have sympathy for the lower class who are generally subject to this sort of "cr
by smoyer 13y ago
Why do all these articles suppose that the upper and middle classes don't really have sympathy for the lower class who are generally subject to this sort of "crime" (at least I feel it was).
Most of us are not so out-of-touch that we can't also declare that what happened to this guy was WRONG. And we're also not so self-centered that we can't feel both sympathy and empathy. Or maybe they only teach that to journalists?
- vacri 13y agoBecause it's the middle classes pushing the tough-on-crime politicking that causes long sentences, overpopulated prisons, and paramilitarised police using abusive powers. It takes an abuse of power this strong to make them take notice, as a general demographic.