Re:Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked i...
by __pache__ on Thursday April 13, 2023 @03:54PM
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I'm confused, what's your point? It's a "win" that this killing was by a certain person?
Has nothing to do with shit on the streets, etc. etc.
Re:Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked i...
by anigbrowl on Thursday April 13, 2023 @04:16PM
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No, it's a win that poor people (most of whom are not violent criminals) are not being unfairly proxy-blamed for this murder any more.
Re:Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked i...
by __pache__ on Sunday April 16, 2023 @12:58AM
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They commit the vast majority of crime and problems, literally the dredges of society lol
Re:Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked i...
by jakelazaroff on Sunday April 16, 2023 @01:12AM
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Here's how the cycle works. We decide a certain group of people ("literally the dregs [sic] of society") causes most of our problems. Then we pass laws targeting that group, and enforce the laws most strictly against against that group — and surprise, that group ends up getting caught breaking the law most often! Then we use that to drum up further public sentiment against that group. Rinse, repeat.
Crime is a social construct. We choose what's illegal and what's not. We enforce some of the laws, against some of the people, some of the time. Saying that a certain group commits the vast majority of crimes is meaningless without additional context. And if your additional context is that they're "literally the dregs of society", you're not being serious — you just have an axe to grind.
Re:Arrest made in Bob Lee case. Alleged killer also worked i...
by __pache__ on Sunday April 16, 2023 @07:07PM
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Hard disagree, people are responsible for themselves. Sure society can suck, but ultimately rising out of that is your problem.
See: like, everyone's history?
> Saying that a certain group commits the vast majority of crimes is meaningless without additional context.
are there poor people who totally deserve it? is it the majority of them?
I was really hoping the grandparent was being tongue-in-cheek but, the lie-to-myself kind of hope.