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Re:With cops away, it’s like Capitol Hill is slipping back t... by amscanne on Monday July 13, 2020 @02:06AM (#23817581)
You don’t think they’d treat you better if you were a family member of someone in the gang?

Or that you’d get different treatment if your local goon was a psycho or a softie?

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Re:With cops away, it’s like Capitol Hill is slipping back t... by thaumasiotes on Monday July 13, 2020 @02:47AM (#23817743)
I don't think either of those circumstances would disturb a description of the system as "consistent".

If the local goon is too harsh or too soft, he'll be replaced by a goon more in line with the values of the organization.

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