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by wkat4242 245 days ago
Um maybe because the government isn't supposed to work for profit but to enforce the law and do the right thing for victims and society?

If they're going to be only prosecuting crimes where there's something in it for them it's going to be a very unsafe society.

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What about good old asset forfeiture to buy more swat toys?
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Welcome to the US maybe. Here in Europe it's not like that, though there's certainly stuff going wrong. But not this, really.