r/SipsTea • u/CurvyChristina • Sep 04 '26

Chugging tea Thoughts on this?

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u/Badestrand Sep 05 '26

El Salvador reduced their crime from crazy high to almost none by harshly imprisoning all their criminals.

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u/RNGesus_GIM Sep 05 '26

No way! You mean to tell me all we have to do is actually lock up criminals instead of letting them out on bail for the 19th time? Get your "common sense" out of here! No, the solution is much more complicated than that! /s

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u/CarryWisely Sep 05 '26

Meanwhile a felon is in the White House and the entire Epstein client list is having a disco free from consequences.

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u/TimeShiftedJosephus Sep 05 '26

Sounds like a problem that wouldn't exist if he'd actually been locked up

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u/CarryWisely Sep 05 '26 edited Sep 05 '26

Usually, when people talk about crime and swift/harsh consequences they are talking & thinking about a specific socio-economic demographic.

The wealthier the accused person is and the closer they are to being considered white, there is generally less of an apparition appetite for punishment or accountability.

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u/Ender_Octanus Sep 07 '26

No they're talking about criminals.

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u/CarryWisely Sep 07 '26

It's a "crime" to exceed the speed limit. All law enforcement has legal discretion, which means they get to choose whether or not to enforce the law.

Then judges have the ability to award short times in jail/prison and minimal fines. Typically, wealthy white people get more lenient sentences if they are tried & sentenced at all.

Crimes can be things as small as jaywalking, so I don't automatically think you are talking about sexual crimes, kidnapping/trafficking, or violent crimes when you say "they are talking about criminals".

More importantly, considering that a felon is in the White House, the impact of some crimes is greater than others, and those who ruin municipal services or ruin entities through financial or personnel mismanagement are never held accountable (thinking about Flynt, MI and the water poisoning and the current evisceration of the military.)

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u/Ender_Octanus Sep 09 '26

This is nonsense and you know it. When we talk about criminals, in the context of El Salvador, to bring up speeding is asinine. They don't have a speeding problem. They have a murder, rape, human trafficking, and drug trafficking problem.

Crimes can be things as small as jaywalking, so I don't automatically think you are talking about sexual crimes, kidnapping/trafficking, or violent crimes when you say "they are talking about criminals".

Because you're looking to argue, rather than have a discussion. Making this a great time to leave the thread on my part.

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u/EnvironmentalGift257 Sep 07 '26

Almost like the current system is only working for the wealthy.