You mean “stated effect”, which you should know by now is almost always a lie, like when a politician’s lips move.
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acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 weeks agowhich will also have the opposite of their intended effect and create more crime via black markets, trafficking etc.
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
No, that is the intended effect. Their enemies will become criminals, which means they can arrest them and use them to justify further state power.