Yet another NYC raid

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poker players seem to think that their places shouldn't get busted for the simple fact that to them, poker activities are moral and therefore shouldn't be a crime. Newsflash - this is the same line of thinking about 90% of criminals employ.

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No. Something that has no victims to me is not a crime. I know clubs are illegal but there is only so much police power in the city. The police have to be delegated to certain geographic locations and can only cover so much ground in a night. Why bust up a card game when there is more serious crime occurring?

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I don't mean to be rude, but your post comes across as naive. Its not like they are off looking to bust up card games every night, they are looking to bust up illegal businesses which is something the police department does every day in many sectors. Its their job, even the owners of these underground rooms understand and respect this.

If you want to change things you have to start by changing the state constitution, but the argument that illegal clubs have the right to operate is very thin in the eyes of a congressman so don't expect miracles.

In the eyes of the law there doesn't need to be a victim to be a crime.