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Politicians have always run the police - a police force is the government's visible threat of violence and method of control over the population. They're not th
by madaxe 13y ago
Politicians have always run the police - a police force is the government's visible threat of violence and method of control over the population. They're not there to protect you. They're there to protect the establishment.
- aet 13y agoNext time you call the police. Please recite that little speech to the responding officer.
- madaxe 13y ago"Responding officer"? You mean, the phone drone whose job it is to go "sir, burglary is a civil matter, you will need to pursue it yourself"? Already have.
- patmcc 13y agoIf you live somewhere where the police literally tell you "burglary is a civil matter", you need to either start a revolution or move to a civilized country.