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0 pointsmbillie111y ago0 comments

> It's only an invitation for police harassment if you're breaking the law.

Edit: it is often more of an invitation, however, if you are a minority or poor.

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If they are going to harass you when you're not breaking the law, then the law itself has nothing to do with it. They could equally harass you for any number of things which no one would argue should be criminal. Making a statement about police harassment and abuse of power is fine, but the topic at hand has little to do with that.

mbillie1OP11y ago

I suppose my point is that, when a law is selectively enforced, minorities and the poor are the ones who tend to get "selected," which I do think is relevant to selectively enforced laws - they are often enforced in a discriminatory manner.

Edit: I clearly did not explain this with the post above, which upon re-reading makes little to no sense in context here.

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0 pointsmbillie111y ago0 comments

> It's only an invitation for police harassment if you're breaking the law.

Edit: it is often more of an invitation, however, if you are a minority or poor.

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jdmichal11y ago

mbillie1OP11y ago

Edit: I clearly did not explain this with the post above, which upon re-reading makes little to no sense in context here.

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