2-3-4 Challenge Book Discussions #1 discussion

There are different rules for the wealthy 400 and everyone else in the city with respect to police investigations, which seem to replicate the class system in England. Did you see any major differences?

They pretty much had the same class system without the titles. The rich families money probably came from big business (railroad, banks) instead of inheritances that passed the money and property down to the next person in line. The working class struggled to pay their bills and keep a roof over their head. And, the poor suffered while living in squalid conditions.

Good points, Robin.

I’m not sure the titled in England could routinely pay to end an investigation as freely as they could in New York. They surely had some power and influence over the magistrates and Bow Street but it was wielded more covertly.

The ton in England were more or less above the law and there was rarely a need to pay off the investigators. Even if they had been found to have committed a crime, they were rarely prosecuted.

The wealthy in New York seemed to want the same "priviledge", but could only get away with it if they paid through the nose. I guess it is the problem with a capitalism, lol!