I think that's because they've adapted a bit and pulled it in a notch, especially with the violence.
If people were still getting whacked like back in the '70s and '80s, more administration members would be in the joint right now.
Thats it in a nutshell imo.
Fed intervention is linked directly to the body count.
No bodies, and the Fed seems to turn a relative blind eye.
MORGAN: Why didn't you fight him at the park if you wanted to? I'm not goin' now, I'm eatin' my snack. CHUCKIE: Morgan, Let's go. MORGAN: I'm serious Chuckie, I ain't goin'. WILL: So don't go.