ciphergoth comments on A (small) critique of total utilitarianism - Less Wrong

36 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 26 June 2012 12:36PM

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Comment author: cousin_it 18 July 2012 10:39:11AM *  1 point [-]

I'm confused. Your comment paints a picture of a super-efficient police force that infiltrates criminal groups long before they act. But the Internet seems to say that many gangs in the US operate openly for years, control whole neighborhoods, and have their own Wikipedia pages...

Comment author: ciphergoth 18 July 2012 12:55:30PM 4 points [-]

The gangs do well, and the rare criminals who become successful gang leaders may sometimes do well, but does the average gangster do well?