- Joined
- Jan 15, 2019
Oh I know. I probably should have phrased it differently. The country's law enforcement apparatus in its entirety is no longer interested in helping prosecute crimes like this. Theft, assault, robbery, burglary, etc. all get a pass unless it directly affects someone important (or a member of the LE apparatus).The cops have no obligation to give a shit.
I'm not being an edgelord, I'm being serious. They literally have no reason or inventive to help you in cases like this. It's not their job.
And your point extends all the way up the chain, too. Cops are not obligated to intervene to stop crimes in progress or act afterward to apprehend or even identify the offender, or provide any kind of assistance or support to the victim. Investigators are not obligated to investigate crimes. Prosecutors are not obligated to prosecute crimes. Judges are not obligated to allow prosecutions to proceed (they have almost unlimited power to simply dismiss a case). Juries are not obligated to convict even when they believe the defendant is factually guilty (jury nullification). Judges are not obligated (with few exceptions) to dish out meaningful punishments even upon conviction (suspended sentences, probation, time served, etc.). Parole boards are not obligated to keep anyone in prison a day longer than their sentence requires. And high-ranking officials can always grant pardons.
And god help you if you defend yourself. The LE apparatus is also under no obligation to defend your rights either even in cases of obviously justified and obviously lawful self-defense (just ask Kyle Rittenhouse). "The process is the punishment" and all that.
Shit fucking sucks.