@Bucktown434, using the movie
New Jack City and Nino Brown is an interesting analogy.
Just like in the movie based on a true story (Chambers brother, NYC) those modernly dressed and groomed (I could care less what they look like) assistants you speak of are Overton's minions who knowingly violate the rules to seek fame and fortune while oppressing others.
If my memory of the movie and sociology class are correct Nino Brown takes over a whole apartment complex to do business and make bank during the "Crack Wars". Two African American cops go under cover to take him out, because they detest what he is doing to The good people who reside there. He is eventually arrested and the system that you refer to as oppressive slaps Brown on the wrist with a one year jail sentence for crimes much more deserving of a life sentence. In the end and "old man" will not accept the plea, because he knows history will repeat itself and shoots Brown.
The sociology theory/lesson is simple. Get yours at all cost. Yes, some may benefit from your enterprise, while others suffer. Instead of using your God given abilities to benefit others by doing things right, you take short cuts and attempt to circumvent the system. Yes, for a variety of reasons others often look the other way. Eventually, there are those who strive to do right and they stand up. The snitches get stitches culture destroys communities and some finally get fed up and talk. The "system" continues this festering either by failing to hold people accountable or not providing the resources to prevent recidivism. All the while they're victims are left to fend for themselves.
@Bucktown434, I believe you hit a home run with your analogy, but this is not a black and white issue. We are all guilty of wanting to get ours and the lesson noted above surely applies to our current topic. The "hustle" has been going on for hundreds of years. The only differences are the names and faces have changed.
