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		JackRabbitSlim on May 29, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In NY major crime complaints fell when cops stoppe... So inversely, it is the right solution for police to permit lots of crime in well-off areas. “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.”

SpicyLemonZest on May 29, 2020 [–]

Poor people are certainly exposed to bad policing more often, but I don't think they see the entire concept of law enforcement as unequal. Most people across all income groups don't commit or approve of crimes.

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