They [the Reagan Administration] want to put street criminals in jail to make life safer for the business criminals. They're against street crime, providing that street isn't Wall Street.
About this quote
- 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
Putting it to work
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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