Apparently, the law only matters when it’s not your side cheating.

Trump’s DOJ sues CA for redistricting — but not TX for doing the same thing to benefit him. Add in political prosecutions & selective silence, and we’re watching democracy become a rigged game.

🖋️ Read more: It's Different When It's Your Own https://sharonecathcart.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/its-different-when-its-your-own/
#DemocracyMatters #SelectiveEnforcement #BlogPost

IANA lawylawyer but I wonder if #ageverification laws are motivated by the idea that, if nobody actually follows them, the government can use it selectively on people they want to prosecute. Need probable cause for a search? Well they did try to access XXX.com via the free FBI VPN, so they're definitely trying to hide *something*

#selectiveenforcement is apparently a tag that exists

@Melissabeartrix

Thanks for the amazing article Melissa.

I rather want a nation of laws ( or a state of laws) and find the following unsettling:

"I discovered that some provisions of Magna Carta still applied in the ACT," he explained.

"My department wanted to repeal them, but I felt that this was unwise and said, 'no'."

#SelectiveEnforcement: the power elite choosing which laws would be ignored.

An approach widespread in Australlia (including Queensland).
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-12/fitzgerald-inquiry-files-reveal-inner-workings-of-corrupt-cops/8600046

#Bangladesh: #Union leader and 20 supporters attacked and injured during demonstration

https://uniglobalunion.org/news/bangladeshiunionleaderattacked/

#unions #AmirulHaqueAmin #NSEF #NGWF #Savar #Dhaka #corruption #UnionBusting #LaborRights #SelectiveEnforcement #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar

#Ottawa: government intimidating striking workers by arresting #union activists

https://pressprogress.ca/ottawa-police-using-intimidation-tactics-against-striking-workers-canadas-biggest-federal-public-sector-union-says/

#Canada #unions #AlexSilas #PSAC #strike #strikes #protest #FreedomOfSpeech #HumanRights #PoliceState #Censorship #SelectiveEnforcement #OPC #FreedomOfAssembly #Capitalism #Corruption #exploitation #ClassWar

Okay, so let's remember something really difficult: two or more things can be true at the same time.

1. #Plagiarism is bad. It is deception. It is usually theft. In some cases it's an actual crime. You can plagiarize yourself (e.g.., by lying about the originality of a document). It's bad. If you defend plagiarism, you're either ignorant or have values about dishonesty and theft that I will probably never agree with.

2. Selective enforcement of rules is also a thing, and is also bad. It's a common way, historically, to target an individual or group for abuse or injustice.

I've seen arguments that #ClaudineGay has been the victim of #SelectiveEnforcement, because of her race/ethnicity and/or as part of a right-wing agenda against liberal ideology in higher ed. These arguments are very plausible.

I've also seen arguments that she lied for personal advancement. Having known a bunch of people in positions of power (including university administrators), this is also quite plausible.

Both can be true. One doesn't invalidate the other. They're not mutually exclusive.

These things have some implications, like:

If a person says Claudine Gay did something bad (assuming she's guilty of plagiarism; IDK) and should resign due to achieving her position through academic dishonesty, this does not necessarily mean that person is expressing racism.

If a person says Claudine Gay is the victim of a conservative witch hunt targeting liberals in ivy league administrations, this does not necessarily mean this person doesn't care about academic standards or honesty.

I know a lot of people want certainty, a solid take that wraps this whole situation up with no room for doubt. However, in this situation as in many others, no such take exists here. More than one thing is going on, so more than one thing can be true at the same time.

#CriticalThinking #ClaudineGayResigns #politics #highered #TwoThingsCanBeTrue #MaybeEvenMore