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 Originally Posted by Reidak
crime keeps people employed!
I've been trying to get people to understand this for the longest. Crime = jobs. Pretty fugged up, but real. Cops, Correction Officers, Security Guards, home alarm systems, etc... Also, criminals are better consumers than the average citizen. Honest Abe can't afford a product, he goes without until he saves and can afford the goods. Stealin' Steve robs Joe Blow and Joe goes out and buys another one. Two items sold. Who cares who made the purchase. The system goes out of its way to protect criminals, all the while saying to hell with the victims.
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