haxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 2 years agoSmall business owners say they're pressured to hire off-duty cops for securityminnesotareformer.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldthepoliceproblem@lemmy.worldmsp@midwest.socialtechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up132arrow-down1external-linkSmall business owners say they're pressured to hire off-duty cops for securityminnesotareformer.comhaxor@derp.fooMB to Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square7linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldthepoliceproblem@lemmy.worldmsp@midwest.socialtechnews@radiation.party
minus-squarenova_ad_vitum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoThe difference between this and a straight-up extortion racket is extremely small.
minus-squareferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoI don’t think there is a difference
minus-squareJerkules_Jerkules@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYeah, this is extortion and a protection racket.
minus-squarenova_ad_vitum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThe legal difference is that the police (presumably, there probably are exceptions) don’t wreck those businesses themselves. They just let them get wrecked and then make up excuses to not respond.
The difference between this and a straight-up extortion racket is extremely small.
I don’t think there is a difference
Yeah, this is extortion and a protection racket.
The legal difference is that the police (presumably, there probably are exceptions) don’t wreck those businesses themselves. They just let them get wrecked and then make up excuses to not respond.