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Re:Gang Members Hold Positions at ‘Highest Levels’ of LA She... by birdyrooster on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @09:59AM (#35069750)
It’s almost as if the police are a gang that society allows to have the ability to legally steal from other gangs in return for enforcing some laws.
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Re:Gang Members Hold Positions at ‘Highest Levels’ of LA She... by whythre on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @05:04PM (#35075376)
The response is ‘welcome to having a government?’ Monopoly on force is one of the key points of having a government. When it is run well (or at least not to the point of being irredeemably corrupt), this is a positive. When the government becomes irredeemably corrupt, it is functionally indistinguishable from the criminals.
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Re:Gang Members Hold Positions at ‘Highest Levels’ of LA She... by birdyrooster on Saturday March 11, 2023 @11:43AM (#35109992)
Exactly I was being a bit facetious and it doesn’t translate well
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