Only because they’re astoundingly shortsighted. This sort of crap causes a brain drain, and absolutely obliterates economies long-term. What we’re seeing right now is the beginning.
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Based, when cost of living is too high, lifting becomes an inevitability. You’ve heard of the ‘invisible hand of the market’, now meet the ‘ignored voice of the market’. If piracy is a service problem-- and it is-- then it’s only logical that shoplifting is a societal problem.
It is probably best addressed by strictly enforcing immigration laws in red states so we can see what happens. Red states rely on undocumented workers even more than blue states.
I looked at that source and most of thr US’s dings seem to he security. But note that the source says that basically no one gets arrested or killed by the government for being a journalist. Thus, I’m gonna say that it’s mostly our crazy populous, which with the climate after Trunp makes sense.
The original point that the US has strong protections (by the government) for the the press stands. We just can’t do anything aboutnpur citizens.
This is just one story about it. Many journalists under the last 3 administrations have had raids and seizures of their devices. It’s an extremely disturbing development, but it actually dates back to the Wilson administration. It’s not nearly as new or as rare as it sounds.
This is exactly why we need a free press and a non-corrupt government at all levels. It goes without saying, but an asshole sheriff shouldn’t be able to fuck with the nearby citizens without consequence.
A non-corrupt government, by nature, will never exist. That’s why the press needs to exist, until it also becomes corrupt. There seems to be no difference between the national press and the government in the US. I remember when I was a kid, I thought the press was part of the government. I kept seeing government officials going to work for the press and I just assumed it was one big organization. Now that I’ve gotten older and understand what’s going on, I realize that I understood more as a kid than I thought I did.
The only way the sheriff will be reigned in is by the local citizenry. If they ignore it or accept it, then there’s nothing to to stop him.
Why is this comment getting downvoted? Serious question. This comment describes the chilling effect upon the free press that this governmental abuse will have.
I’m a lawyer and you’re absolutely right legally speaking. In the eyes of the police though, it’s shopifting, or at best like shoplifting+. The perpatrators had masks on and got away. The store is insured for the loss.
They even mention the use of bear spray. That alone turned it from being shoplifting to a robbery. Since now there’s the inclusion of violence and/or threat of violence
I feel you. I’m Idaho born but have lived in CDA for 14 years and watched the community go from trying to distance itself from far right racism to barely dog whistling and trying to shut down the local collage.
I grew up here. People seem proud of being dumb. It was always a select few of proud ignorant people but now more people are embracing it. It’s very sad and disheartening.
Idaho born and raised, too. I left for good over ten years ago. Not coincidentally my social life and career have improved significantly in that time. They don’t deserve the good people that remain. They do deserve the enduring shitty national reputation they have thoroughly earned.
Fox “News” testified in court multiple times that they publish fiction, that no reasonable person would ever believe any of their stories are factual and that they are not news.
When a publisher testifies in court that they should never be believed, only idiots should continue to believe them.
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