A police dog who cried drugs at every traffic stop

Re:A police dog who cried drugs at every traffic stop by Aerroon on Monday May 17, 2021 @11:45PM (#27191059)

>I think this can be a similar situation in the "justice" system. If you have no faith in the system do to their track record of misconduct, mistakes, etc, then you have no incentive to believ in them or try the legitimate path.

I believe this is why high level politicians and the wealthy get out of trouble. They know the system is a sham, so there's no point in going along with it.

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Re:A police dog who cried drugs at every traffic stop by ctack on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @02:15AM (#27191734)

They can afford to perceive the system as a sham.

I might understand that it’s a sham, but I’d be miserable and powerless to push against it. So it’s a pointless belief to have.

But after that, it becomes a bit chicken and egg: Is it a sham only because you have power to make it a sham or was it a sham all along?

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Re:A police dog who cried drugs at every traffic stop by Aerroon on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @03:33PM (#27199866)

I meant this in terms of justifying it to themselves. They wouldn't lose also over "evading justice" because they don't think it's really just.

>But after that, it becomes a bit chicken and egg: Is it a sham only because you have power to make it a sham or was it a sham all along?

I disagree with this point. It was a sham all along. I think the chicken and egg problem is that people feeling like the system is a sham makes the system into a sham. Which came first? A system that's a sham or the belief?

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