The cops are just short cutting the tax system. Other than that, not much difference. But, yeah this should really [censored] the feds off....some renegades honing in on their action.
JHZR2... and (b) the media said:Basically yes. When "the system" takes advantage of the already disadvantaged once (if not on a more regular basis), why would they expect that same system to suddenly come to their rescue?
Obviously this seems like circular reasoning, and it would be nice to be grounded to something verifiable somewhere in the reasoning process.
But do you really believe that (for instance) a roofer is going to understand the ins and outs of our judicial system, our media system? If I were in that situation not only would I not expect the system to take up for me, I would be seriously concerned about it's retribution.
I see more and more coverage about these types of instances, but it is because they are becoming more believable due to their frequency that the media covers them.
It comes down to who you believe. You believe in our systems. That is OK, to a point. I have had personal experience with systems that serve the powerful, and people who are taken advantage of by those systems. I also know that taking advantage of people is often an unstated but tacitly understood goal of those systems.
I agree that profiling is a difficult issue, and I don't assume that everyone who is profiled is innocent. But I also know that power corrupts, and that those in power often get carried away and lose their objectivity. When you take someone's money or belongings based solely on speculation, without proof or a trial, and then justify it, you are seriously off track by any objective standard.