「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Reddit@lemmy.world · 2 months agoOld post, but this toxicity is a reminder of why reddit sucks.sh.itjust.worksexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1445arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1432arrow-down1external-linkOld post, but this toxicity is a reminder of why reddit sucks.sh.itjust.works「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Reddit@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up23·edit-22 months agohttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/only-2-5-on-list-of-614-operation-midway-blitz-arrestees-had-criminal-histories-doj-records-show/ Even worse in Chicago. Less than 3% had criminal records.
minus-squareObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up23·2 months agoIllegal immigrants are not criminals. Entering the country illegally is a civil violation, not a criminal violation. That 3% from Chicago had actual criminal records that had nothing to do with their immigration status.
minus-squareLwL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoSaying it’s even worse does imo, since there’s no shared statistic as the original 25% was about illegal immigrants rather than criminal records.
minus-squareObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoThis was my thinking. The way they responded to that comment made it seem like they were equating criminal records and immigration status.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/only-2-5-on-list-of-614-operation-midway-blitz-arrestees-had-criminal-histories-doj-records-show/
Even worse in Chicago. Less than 3% had criminal records.
Illegal immigrants are not criminals. Entering the country illegally is a civil violation, not a criminal violation. That 3% from Chicago had actual criminal records that had nothing to do with their immigration status.
Did I suggest otherwise?
Saying it’s even worse does imo, since there’s no shared statistic as the original 25% was about illegal immigrants rather than criminal records.
This was my thinking. The way they responded to that comment made it seem like they were equating criminal records and immigration status.
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