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Re:Arrest of Pavel Durov, Telegram CEO, charges of terrorism... by koiueo on Sunday August 25, 2024 @12:52PM (#41348843)
The original comment had two prerequisites:

1. If drug dealers used my backyard. 2. If I knew about it and did absolutely nothing about it.

And yes, if the government knows about someone selling drugs and does nothing about it, you can sue the government.

At least in theory, in countries not ridden with corruption (which probably aren't that many).

Re:Arrest of Pavel Durov, Telegram CEO, charges of terrorism... by whimsicalism on Sunday August 25, 2024 @01:07PM (#41349042)
> if the government knows about someone selling drugs and does nothing about it, you can sue the government.

at least in the US, there are only a few limited times the government is open to civil litigation - and nonenforcement of the law is not usually one of them

Re:Arrest of Pavel Durov, Telegram CEO, charges of terrorism... by koiueo on Sunday August 25, 2024 @02:38PM (#41349967)
I didn't know, nonenforcement is a term. I thought it might be just negligence.

Should've left the "I am not a lawyer" disclaimer.

Thanks for the clarification.