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242 points LinuxBender | 2 comments | 18 Nov 24 00:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.399s | 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. TeMPOraL ◴[18 Nov 24 20:44 UTC] No.42176777[source]▶
> slave patrols

Yeah, right. Those were distinctly US-ian things; somehow, the rest of the world managed to develop a similar form of police force at similar time, too.

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2. bcdtttt ◴[19 Nov 24 00:50 UTC] No.42179024[source]▶
The and was not meant to be exclusive. It should maybe be read as or. It's not meant to imply all police forces were slave patrols. Plenty evolved to protect other capital interests.