• njm1314@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    If a gang had a legally taken control of an apartment building why would they need a bill in Congress to fix that? Couldn’t law enforcement fix that?

    • realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.clubOP
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      2 months ago

      I understand wanting to intervene but I agree, this seems like an overreach. A more reasonable federal approach would be to have these folks investigated for violations of federal law, which I doubt the FBI is interested in doing in this case.

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      2 months ago

      Of course. But their target audience will not consider that for a moment.

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    2 months ago

    What are they doing in that apartment complex? If they are selling drugs or trafficking people, that’s already against the law and doesn’t need a new bill. If they are trying some complex plan to overthrow the county and make it a Venezuelan enclave, then well, maybe something needs to be done other than enforcing existing laws. Otherwise, it’s just a bunch of people from the same community living together.