But arresting people as a form of harassment is the burger. Having a cop roll up on a guy sitting on the curb and throwing him in the back of a squad car is the service Americans want.
If anything, the low conviction rate is a problem only in so far as a court proceeding exists at all. Leave them all in jail forever, Gitmo style, and Burger Folk won't complain.
But arresting people as a form of harassment is the burger. Having a cop roll up on a guy sitting on the curb and throwing him in the back of a squad car is the service Americans want.
If anything, the low conviction rate is a problem only in so far as a court proceeding exists at all. Leave them all in jail forever, Gitmo style, and Burger Folk won't complain.