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[–]JulienMayfair 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's easier for the police to target harmless people who say something unpopular than it is for them to deal with actual violent/dangerous criminals, so which do you think they will choose, given a choice?

I saw this when I lived in California. Police would harass people over minor traffic issues, but when I reported a truly dangerous guy who moved into the apartment next to ours and who was selling drugs out the door, they did nothing. (The landlord was eventually able to evict him.) In addition to selling drugs, this guy would routinely beat the shit out of his wife, and then she'd lie to police when we called them.

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yep. In some US states, cops are nothing more than road pirates who harass motorists. And they wonder why support for law enforcement is so low.