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What does it mean?
Carlin accuses the administration of protecting wealthy criminals while cracking down on street crime.
In plain terms
They jail poor criminals but ignore business crime.
What can you take from it?
Safety rules often protect the powerful.

Where it applies

  • policy debate
  • activism
  • social critique

Putting it to work

  • audit enforcement
  • demand equality
  • question motives

Questions to consider

  • Who does the law protect?
  • Is justice blind?

Another view

It assumes all business crime is ignored equally.

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