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this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2023
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It may have started with Prohibition and Carroll v US, but don't forget the War on Drugs^TM^ hasn't helped either. Add in systemic racism, qualified immunity, police unions, corruption, and insufficient training/requirements (compared to what's required to be a police officer in other countries), and you've got a recipe for....well [gestures vaguely in all directions]
I really like how you wrote this, I really don’t like that it’s true
Same.
Don't forget all of the military equipment they get for free. Because every sleepy 4 intersection town needs a Bearcat/MRAP.
Most definitely. Completely forgot about the over-militarization of local and state police forces being yet another step in the road to what we have today.