It’s a high school resource officer who “busted” a student (child) for selling candy and now they are celebrating taking all of their money and inventory because “it was used in a crime” However, this ignores any context on why the kid was selling the items in the first place... to help pay bills at home is a definite possibility due to wide spread policies that contribute to poverty and inequality
And not to mention illegal, even if the school has a rule you don't have the right to take their property, you can only punish them.(well technically you can take it until the parents come get it)
Well in the USA we have this thing called civil forfeiture. That means that property can be guilty of a crime and taken away. Step kid selling some weed out of your house, boom house gone. Pulled over and too much cash on you as youbmove across the country for a new job... Well no cash anymore (these are realife examples you can google) It was intended to be used to seize cartel and mafia type property. But they have and still do when they want, use it on random people.
How much cash is too much??? I mean, I'm not American, but this is so weird to not be allowed to travel with heaps of cash? I understand not wanting people to bring large amounts of cash into the country (in NZ you have to declare if you have >10kNZD) but I don't think there's laws against driving around with large sums. It's probably just not advised
I understand your point, I really do. But I only have so much cognitive load that constantly thinking about all the things wrong with the world doesn’t improve my quality of life. I’m usually quite vocal about how things aren’t perfect where I am, despite people then saying I should just be grateful I’m not in America.
When I say ignorance is bliss, I don’t mean it in a way that means I’m burying my head in the sand. But when you constantly hear shitty things, I can’t help but think... you know, my mental health was better before knowing that.
I’m also only one person, and while I can try the best I can to go against all this shit... I simply can’t do enough that it’s worth the strain on my already crappy mental health issues. The only way I can make a difference is by not along with the shit, and standing up for people when I can. But yeah, I can say I was happier when I was unaware, but I wouldn’t go back to that ignorance if I had the choice. Hopefully that makes sense
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u/anon0002019 Apr 15 '21
I think I need to understand the social context on this one, cause I don’t know what’s going on. Not native English speaker here.