Nah, they don't even want to prosecute most crime because it creates inconvenient statistics.
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For example in Germany the percentage of foreign rape suspects is now at 42%, usually Turks, Afghans and Syrians. What does the government do? They don't investigate cases, import more of the same people and hand out German passports like candy. Bam, suddenly the rapist is "German". Problem solved.
Wrong kind of crime. That kind of crime doesn't create an income source. It just creates costs. (Jailed person, legal fees, and as you said bas optics).
The crime they do want to catch is the lazy easy stuff. Speeding, bad driving, indecent exposure, antisocial behaviour, anything that can be caught on camera. Doesn't need large legal fees (open and shut cases), causes large fines. Doesn't need investigation.
Nah, they don't even want to prosecute most crime because it creates inconvenient statistics.
Edit: For example in Germany the percentage of foreign rape suspects is now at 42%, usually Turks, Afghans and Syrians. What does the government do? They don't investigate cases, import more of the same people and hand out German passports like candy. Bam, suddenly the rapist is "German". Problem solved.
Wrong kind of crime. That kind of crime doesn't create an income source. It just creates costs. (Jailed person, legal fees, and as you said bas optics).
The crime they do want to catch is the lazy easy stuff. Speeding, bad driving, indecent exposure, antisocial behaviour, anything that can be caught on camera. Doesn't need large legal fees (open and shut cases), causes large fines. Doesn't need investigation.