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Re:Mayor Mamdani Says Landlords Can't Use AI Images to Adver... by estearum on Sunday July 19, 2026 @11:43AM (#48969149)
> If you have a fine of $100 for a widespread practice that costs $1,000 to collect, the state isn't going to magically allocate resource to applying it.

Seems empirically false given e.g. the immense investment we make in counter-drug enforcement.

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Re:Mayor Mamdani Says Landlords Can't Use AI Images to Adver... by ElProlactin on Monday July 20, 2026 @11:22AM (#48980149)
You're ignoring how much money and power is found in the drug enforcement industrial complex. The point of drug enforcement is not to stop the drug trade.
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