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Over 2,300 pounds of meth found hidden in celery at Georgia farmers market (www.nbcnews.com)
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“It was hiding in the celery," said DEA Special Agent in Charge Robert Murphy. "Obviously, we threw away the celery. That didn’t make it to the store.”

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[–] vxx@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Wouldn't that argument count more towards the victim of a crime than the perpetrator?

Why would someone not involve police when the offender is an undocumented immigrant?

Keep in mind, the statistic only includes felonies.

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

You're assuming that undocumented persons are evenly dispersed amongst the country, and in every community, when they're not.

While you'll find undocumented persons all over the country, like any other group, there are areas of heavy concentration that account for the majority of population. And in those areas, they tend to form communities around each other.

So if the vast majority of them live within communities that comprise heavily of other undocumented migrants, those crimes that are between two and undocumented persons, are significantly less likely to be brought attention of American law enforcement.

I'm not saying never, but that is a common enough occurrence to skew those stats and make them disingenuous at best.

Again, nothing new to what I'm saying here...