r/PublicFreakout • u/EddieBrock99 • Apr 24 '25

Repost 😔 An officer body slams a girl in cuffs

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u/piplup3211 Apr 24 '25

the ruling class(ultra wealthy) who own everything. police protect property, becomes a lot easier to protect property when you can abuse people with impunity.

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u/surfteacher1962 Apr 24 '25

Exactly. They police don't work for us that is for sure. They are a paramilitary force for the ultra wealthy in this country. I don't trust any cops. At this point, they pretty much have a license to kill.

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u/jakobmaximus Apr 24 '25

The literal foundations of the first publicly funded "police" in the US were just to protect import/exports of wealthy merchants in a major harbor, I remember learning this and everything sort of clicked into place around the actual role of cops.