• Jonathan@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I had a drunk driver crash into my car parked in front of my house at 3:15 in the afternoon and completely totaled the car. He sped away as I watched and so I called the police. They did catch up with him, but ultimately when it went to court the district attorney dropped the ball on some document details and the fuckhead basically got out of any sort of restitution. He did have his license revoked and probation, but my family no longer had a car and it seriously fucked us for well over a year.

    I live in a small town and a couple years later I found out that the guy is not only related to the local judge, but also the district attorney.

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        The particular small town I live in has about five “main” families that pretty much own everything and everywhere. They’re also the ones who hold all the local government positions. If I would’ve known all this before moving here, I would not have. At least now I know to research things like that before choosing a place to live in the future. Nepotism is not only common here, it’s a way of life.

        And yes, it’s in the US.

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          Indeed. I’ve had a few decent experiences with the justice system here, but far more were horrible if not straight up tragic.