Having grown up in the rural South, I can attest to this. One or two families are in the local politics, to ensure they do whatever they want with land, and they are also in law enforcement to enforce their own rules.

I grew up in it and it's a bit wild. otoh, later on in life when a friend of mine explained the term 'wasta' to me it felt oddly familiar...

Scooby Doo should be recommended viewing for all youngsters. It teaches important lessons: - ghost stories tend to be people wanting your money - small towns are full of corrupt land disputes - sometimes a relationship is 'four people in an ill-defined polycule' and that's ok.

- Behind almost every monster is an old white guy.

Ahem, four people and 1-1.5 dogs, depending on whether Scrappy Doo is in this one or not