Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoMan busted for carrying Master Sword from Zelda in the streetwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up1337arrow-down118cross-posted to: andfinally
arrow-up1319arrow-down1external-linkMan busted for carrying Master Sword from Zelda in the streetwww.theguardian.comChurbleyimyam@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square141fedilinkcross-posted to: andfinally
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·5 months agoPolice has that discretion and it is ripe for abuse.
minus-squareChurbleyimyam@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoThat why there is the advice to “only do one crime at a time” I guess!
minus-squaresunzu@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoThe term crime lost a lot of its meaning somewhere between 10 commandments and now… I guess dude committed a crime here but most people prolly would not really care. While others commit bigger crimes and we care, nothing gets done.
minus-squareddh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoIf you have lots of crimes on the books and police have enforcement discretion, that’s a recipe for targeting whoever they want.
Police has that discretion and it is ripe for abuse.
That why there is the advice to “only do one crime at a time” I guess!
The term crime lost a lot of its meaning somewhere between 10 commandments and now…
I guess dude committed a crime here but most people prolly would not really care.
While others commit bigger crimes and we care, nothing gets done.
If you have lots of crimes on the books and police have enforcement discretion, that’s a recipe for targeting whoever they want.