America has a strange relationship with the law. We both idealize and despise crime. Crime now is bad and scary (unless it’s your guys), but a lot of people will brag about their ancestors being criminals (especially mobsters). So you sometimes wind up with people who brag about being descended from mafiosos, listening to 90s gangster rap, and fearmongering about MS-13.
In eastern cultures they have a concept which, when translated, is called “the law.” “The law” is about defining a set of rules to encourage people to behave in a way that is more appropriate for society.
Drive-by e-scooter shootings have been a thing here in Sweden, which I firmly place in the same cyberpunk bucket.
Shootings can’t happen in Europe
Swede here, yeah they absolutely can.
Russian assault group making u-turn on their electrical scooters
They frown on that sort of thing
Not only that…
Sound logic
Not in America. Apparently if you’re a criminal in America you can run for president!
This is America
Checks notes
I think you mean be president.
America has a strange relationship with the law. We both idealize and despise crime. Crime now is bad and scary (unless it’s your guys), but a lot of people will brag about their ancestors being criminals (especially mobsters). So you sometimes wind up with people who brag about being descended from mafiosos, listening to 90s gangster rap, and fearmongering about MS-13.
Damn. Guess I’ll have to find another career path.
In eastern cultures they have a concept which, when translated, is called “the law.” “The law” is about defining a set of rules to encourage people to behave in a way that is more appropriate for society.
That’s crazy, it would never work here
Sounds like socialism either way, and my wise elected leaders said that’s bad.
Damn, you beat me to it.
They do
No it’s illegal!
In Sweden, it’s forbidden by law to be a criminal.
Well, they’re illegal there aren’t they?
Nah, they happen. Just at way, way lower rates than in the U.S.