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242 points LinuxBender | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 00:39 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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elzbardico ◴[18 Nov 24 14:55 UTC] No.42172833[source]▶
The militarization of law enforcement and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.
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bcdtttt[dead post] ◴[18 Nov 24 15:03 UTC] No.42172921[source]▶
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NoMoreNicksLeft ◴[18 Nov 24 16:12 UTC] No.42173761[source]▶
> They evolved out of warehouse guards and slave patrols.

Are we still spouting this nonsense? They do come from the mid 1800s. Modeled after the London Metro Police, where there were so many slaves to catch. American cities soon imitated, based on how many slaves were recovered.

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1. WarOnPrivacy ◴[18 Nov 24 16:36 UTC] No.42174064[source]▶
It would be fair to say that early US police were mostly about protecting the interests of the powerful. Over time that diminished and police protected an increasing number of less powerful groups.

During my childhood, it was common for police to defer to husbands regarding domestic abuse. And kids all over knew to not go to the police - for any kind of abuse from authority figures.