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[โ€“] obinice@lemmy.world 56 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well yes, police don't care about theft, unless the victim is a business. The police basically exist to protect capitalists and their interests, not us.

What very little they do for us, detering and solving murders and whatnot, is just a means to this end - business/capital in an area will suffer if there are murders.

Your house being burgled doesn't affect anyone but you, so why should the coppers care?

:-(

[โ€“] palordrolap@kbin.social 9 points 10 months ago

unless the victim is a business

Not true! If you're a member of the police, a close relative of the same, or anyone who can take legal retribution against the police farce or manage to make them look exceptionally bad in some way, then you'll be cared about too!