「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoHow would you feel if someone moved next to your residence and you found out they're a cop? Would you move away? Or try to get on their good side? Or something else?message-squaremessage-square83linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow would you feel if someone moved next to your residence and you found out they're a cop? Would you move away? Or try to get on their good side? Or something else?「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」(old account, migrated to Piefed)@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square83linkfedilink
minus-squareStinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months agoI think you, like they, are abusing the term legal.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYeah, but this entire thread is about a cop being involved with literal organised crime, not figurative or metaphorical organised crime. In another context, maybe we’d be talking about moral and not legal, but what you go to jail for is the distinction here.
minus-squareStinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoMurder and robery are crimes.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIn another context they’re lawful execution and taxation. Actually, government in general is racketeering with better PR. Most cops are pretty good about only affiliating with the government, out of possible users of force.
I think you, like they, are abusing the term legal.
Yeah, but this entire thread is about a cop being involved with literal organised crime, not figurative or metaphorical organised crime.
In another context, maybe we’d be talking about moral and not legal, but what you go to jail for is the distinction here.
Murder and robery are crimes.
In another context they’re lawful execution and taxation. Actually, government in general is racketeering with better PR.
Most cops are pretty good about only affiliating with the government, out of possible users of force.