The law enforcement community is one of the worst offenders of the double standard. Unwritten rules protect bad cops and a nearly universal “hands off” policy ensures everything from minor traffic violations to drunk driving will be neatly swept under the rug.
Mike Riggs at Reason points out a particularly egregious application of the double standard. In recent months, a pair of teens have been arrested and arraigned on terrorism charges stemming from some ill-advised postings. Cameron D’Ambrosio, whose charges were ultimately dropped, was held without bail for two months as prosecutors pursued “communicating terrorist threat” charges. Justin Carter, a teen who made some unfortunate remarks during the course of some perfectly normal video game smack-talking, was arrested on March 27th and is still in jail.
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