The meat shield had already led Bord and his men to a place not far from Beverly Hills. The gang members, who only had eyes for dollars, were all eager to rob the entire wealthy district. Fortunately, they didn't dare to do so.
Although the crime rate in the American Empire was quite high, the gangs wouldn't easily cause trouble in the wealthy district that they couldn't handle.
In the past 20 to 30 years, the crime rate in the American Empire had been decreasing. Of course, even so, the crime rate in the American Empire was considered high in the Western world. Naturally, it was higher than Hua Xia.
Those who were familiar with the American Empire's prisons knew that there were millions of people in the American Empire's prisons. Based on the American Empire's population, it could be said that one out of every ten people was in prison. This ratio was far beyond China's.
Even so, Hua Xia people who lived in the wealthy districts of the American Empire still felt that the American Empire's social security was better than Hua Xia's. Most of the time, they felt safe. Moreover, the vigilance in the American Empire was much lower than in Hua Xia's.
Why were there so many scenes in the movies of the American Empire where cars on the side of the road could be casually opened and driven away?
Americans often didn't lock their car doors when driving. They might even throw their keys in the car. It was even more so in the wealthy districts. Not only did they not lock their car doors, but they also left their doors unlocked. No one would steal from them.
Of course, this didn't mean that the entire American Empire was like this. If you went to Detroit or the areas bordering the United States, you would be lucky if you didn't lose your car, let alone the things in the car.
The crime rate in the American Empire was high because the statistics were different from Hua Xia's.
In public places in the American Empire, except for bars, such as the streets or cinemas, drinking alcohol would be immediately arrested. Even if it was beer, they would be handcuffed and have their fingerprints taken. Finally, they would be taken to court.
Fighting would be treated the same. Once there was an arrest record, unless a lawyer was hired to clear it, the record would follow the system for life. It would be very difficult to find a job or apply for a loan. Serious speeding and drunk driving were also considered crimes. It was much stricter than Hua Xia's.
If drunk driving was a crime in Hua Xia, perhaps half of the drivers would have committed a crime.
There was another characteristic of the criminal population in the United States. Black people made up the majority of the criminal population, and nearly half of the adult black men had been imprisoned before.
To put it simply, most of the black people in the American Empire lived in poor neighborhoods that were very dilapidated and concentrated. They had one thing in common, which was that most of their crimes were committed in front of their homes. They almost never went to the wealthy districts to harass people.
Therefore, in the big cities of the United States, the black district and the rich district were often only one street apart, but the difference was like heaven and hell.
More than 90% of the murders in Boston happened in the three southern black districts. It was basically black people killing black people. The other neighborhoods in Boston were not affected at all.
Moreover, when night fell on Chicago, sporadic shots could be heard from the tall buildings of the University of Chicago looking out over the ghetto, and this did not make life difficult for the Chicagoans.
Therefore, even if the Japanese gangsters came to the wealthy district of Beverly Hills, they wouldn't do as they did in the dirty and messy streets. They would still have a certain amount of self-control.
The black people always wanted human rights, always wanted fairness, and always feared discrimination. However, even after being liberated for more than a hundred years, they still didn't really have a change.
Perhaps it was because they were still in the process of transforming from a primitive society to a slave society, but they were torn apart by the Europeans and forced into modern society.
The black people didn't develop their own culture and traditions before they entered the United States.
People who understood history knew that before World War II, there were no black people in Africa who established their own republic. The black people's country was actually a tribe. That's right, it was a tribe. They had almost no achievements or achievements of civilization.
There were no major battles in history where black people were the majority. Of course, other than the movement to protect human rights and various sports records, black people didn't have any impact on history. This was why their status in the United States was relatively low.
Today, it could be seen that black people were more or less a chronic disease in the American Empire.
Many black men, if they became successful in music or sports, would marry a white girl to show their social status.
The football star Simpson was one of them. After he became famous, he was only interested in white girls. In order to get rid of his black skin, he even spent a lot of money to hire a speech correction expert. After repeated practice, he got rid of his thick black slum accent. He dumped his original black wife and married a white blonde girl with blue eyes.
But in the end, he couldn't escape from his wife's murder. The black people's tendency to violence was far more serious than other races. This was something they had to admit.
Also, it could be seen that if black women became successful, such as the Secretary of State of the United States, most of them would choose to be single because they couldn't find a black man who was worthy of them.
In fact, the ratio of black and white marriages in the United States wasn't high. Those who could play with white girls were rich black people, those sports stars, those musical geniuses.
At this moment, the poor district where the Japanese gangsters lived corresponded to the safety and stability of the wealthy district in front of them.
The gangsters didn't care about the police in the rich district at all because they knew that the police in the rich district were too fat to walk. They couldn't even touch their feet when they bent down.
The Japanese gangsters also knew that in the independent residential district surrounded by green lawns and flowers, these rich people could live without locking their doors.
Here, if one wanted to enter someone's house, it would be like entering a no-man's land. Wasn't it like this in American dramas? Knocking on the door would open it. Many houses could be opened without anyone inside. The American Empire must have lost a lot of money selling locks.
Of course, there weren't many poor districts in the American Empire, except for Detroit. Most of them were in one or two poor districts near the city center.
Speaking of some bad diseases, the thieves in the American Empire were quite unique, but they were all extremely stupid. Sometimes, children and old women could play them to death. These people weren't even worthy of carrying shoes for the bikers, hand choppers, and head smashers in Hua Xia.
Perhaps it was because of the lack of intelligence and hands-on skills, although the ratio of gangsters in the American Empire was higher than in Hua Xia, there were almost no thieves. The jobs that required high skills were still in Hua Xia.
There would be some funny reports in the newspapers of the American Empire. Some said that an eighty-year-old lady fought a robber in her house and beat the robber until he fled in panic. It was best if the robber got stuck in the sewer and couldn't get out. Some said that a stupid thief used a pantyhose to cover his head and used a gun to rob a bank. In the end, he couldn't see who was who and when he came out, he couldn't find the door and could only wait to be arrested …
That was why IQ was a problem!
More importantly, the American Empire's police system was very advanced. Basically, in urban and rural areas, there were three types of police cars at the scene.
Although there weren't many policemen, they were fully equipped with guns and cannons. They fired when they needed to, without hesitation.
Hua Xia's public security police couldn't be compared to the American Empire. There were so many of them. Every police station had at least a dozen of them, right? Once there was a problem, most people liked to kick the ball. How many of them could carry guns when they were on duty? Or rather, they didn't have guns at all. Taking down criminals basically relied on persuasion and education.
It couldn't be helped. Hua Xia's criminals were smart. Their brains could react, unlike the American Empire's criminals who were one-track minded. Unless they aimed at them and warned them to shoot, they wouldn't be obedient. Otherwise, it was useless to say anything.
Perhaps it was because of these different reasons that the gangs in the American Empire were quite different from the gangs in Hua Xia. That was why the American gangs didn't come here with their teeth bared and claws brandished.
If it were Hua Xia, they would have smashed the door with a stick and made it known to everyone within a thousand meters. The gangs in Hua Xia actually liked to show off, but there weren't many who dared to shoot people to death. However, the gangs in the American Empire looked like fools, but they would really shoot when they were anxious!
"This place is a wealthy district. I don't want you to cause trouble for me." Bord started to give orders. "So, other than the target, don't harass anyone else! Understand? "
"Understood." Bord's subordinates nodded.
They all knew that the rich in the American Empire couldn't be provoked. Although the rich didn't join gangs, they had the means to make people like them, who had no social status, die a horrible death.
Bord was relieved. "Get ready to surround them!"
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