This government's system of laws exists to maintain the dominance of those in power, and the police are its armed enforcers. If you doubt this for a minute, look at who are the selective targets of local laws: The homeless, the young, the poor, dissenters. Globally, look at who dies and who gets rich from our wars and other disasters.
I mean what the hell is misplaced billions of dollars? According to a report by the Inspector General for Afghanistan’s Reconstruction, Washington has spent “nearly $18 billion” between 2007 and 2009. The $18 billion was distributed between 7000 non-profit organizations and private companies, installed in Afghanistan which are working to rebuild the country. Since 2001 the US has sent over $55 billion in reconstruction to the country.
The Pentagon, State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, “are unable to say clearly how much money they spent on contracts dedicated to reconstruction activities in Afghanistan.”
“This audit is crucial, because if we do not know to whom we give money, it is virtually impossible to monitor the system as a whole,” said the Inspector General Arnold Fields.
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and JB
It's ridiculous how much the laws that are enforced are against those who can't help their situations. As you stated, many of those being targeted are homeless, young, etc. If the laws targeted the more wealthy population, they would just pay it off. The homeless and the poor however are not able to maintain that sort of lifestyle so it makes no sense to make laws against them. Instead, they should find ways to aid them so they can get back on their feet and better their situation. Same goes with those who are younger - although some come from "well put together" families, they rebel; others just do what they need to do to get by. Some of these are younger teens who just need some guidance. If we keep targeting people who are in part helpless, nothing's going to get better. Instead of spending millions and billions of dollars on wars and incarcerating people who don't deserve it, we should be creating more programs that help those in need. This is whether they are homeless, young, or any other group that is having difficulty getting by. Those in power need to look at the situation and figure out what the root of the problem is and fix it rather than shooting down anyone who seems to be in that situation.
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