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Teen behind hundreds of swatting attacks pleads guilty to federal charges

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242 points LinuxBender | 2 comments | 18 Nov 24 00:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.565s | 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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1. gruez ◴[18 Nov 24 17:22 UTC] No.42174588[source]▶
>That concept is from the mid 1800s. They evolved out of warehouse guards and slave patrols.

Isn't this just guilt by association? Whether police are bad or not should be judged on its merits, not what its history is. The Autobahn and VW was built by Nazi Germany, but it'd be absurd to bring that factoid up when discussing road transport or the German car industry.

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2. TeMPOraL ◴[18 Nov 24 20:48 UTC] No.42176826[source]▶
It's guilt by association and that narrow nationalistic perspective that the US is the entirety of the world. Turns out, most of the planet managed to form similarly-operating police forces without first having slave patrols.