HandwovenConsensus@pawb.social to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 16 days agoDo gangs that collect protection money actually do any protecting?message-squaremessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up184arrow-down1message-squareDo gangs that collect protection money actually do any protecting?HandwovenConsensus@pawb.social to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 16 days agomessage-square36linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAcamon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·16 days agoDepending on the political climate, non state organisations can help resolve community issues and provide protection, while the official government views them as gangs / terrorists. For example, in Northern Ireland.
minus-squarePhoenixz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·15 days agoYeah, that is a highly romanticized and naive way of describing extortion
Depending on the political climate, non state organisations can help resolve community issues and provide protection, while the official government views them as gangs / terrorists. For example, in Northern Ireland.
Yeah, that is a highly romanticized and naive way of describing extortion