Re:The Rise and Fall of Silk Road
by mindslight on Tuesday April 28, 2015 @02:37PM
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If you think 'the nth amendment' is more effectful than than any other ad copy, then you haven't been paying attention.
> he’d [DEA agent] loved the physical thrill of bursting through a door at 6 am in Doc Martens and a tactical vest, clearing some broke-down row house on some broke-down block and catching some dealer in the bathroom, cuffing the guy before he could wipe his ass
In a just society, this criminal would be in jail or mental hospital (if he couldn't control his aggression). In ours, he's given a badge and a gun.
Federal lawl enforcement organizations lost legitimacy decades ago, if they even ever had it (eg DEA, ATF). They should not be judged on the bad actors they do catch, but by the ones they create and the victims they steamroll with impunity (even a stopped clock is right twice a day). The only recourse a sane person has is to avoid helping, promoting, funding, or otherwise supporting their existence.
I'd rather our society not fall apart, but the feedback loop became disconnected quite some time ago. The longer this cancer goes on, the uglier the transition.
> he’d [DEA agent] loved the physical thrill of bursting through a door at 6 am in Doc Martens and a tactical vest, clearing some broke-down row house on some broke-down block and catching some dealer in the bathroom, cuffing the guy before he could wipe his ass
In a just society, this criminal would be in jail or mental hospital (if he couldn't control his aggression). In ours, he's given a badge and a gun.
Federal lawl enforcement organizations lost legitimacy decades ago, if they even ever had it (eg DEA, ATF). They should not be judged on the bad actors they do catch, but by the ones they create and the victims they steamroll with impunity (even a stopped clock is right twice a day). The only recourse a sane person has is to avoid helping, promoting, funding, or otherwise supporting their existence.
I'd rather our society not fall apart, but the feedback loop became disconnected quite some time ago. The longer this cancer goes on, the uglier the transition.