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[+] 152 points 6 months ago (5 children)
  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    They could, and are literally set up for that, they just (many times) choose not to.

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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago

    Eh. The copaganda says they are set up for that, but they've always been tools to protect wealth and power. The 6 part series Behind the Police with Robert Evans and Jason Petty is good. There is some implicit bias involved, but they do provide citations to back it up.

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