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  • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    Exceptions for active military can work because they are subject to the far more strict ucmj. Cops are a real problem though, they kill 1000 or so people every year with minimal consequence.

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        2 years ago

        Not so fun fact cops were invented to prevent people like us from stealing crates in the harbor 200 years ago. They used to be just upper class people who patrolled the port. They didn’t always exist, so it’s just as possible for them to cease to exist. A society without goons in blue is possible. Cops protect the owners of the country. edit: Why can’t we commoners set up our own force to protect us the regular people?

        • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee
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          2 years ago

          Before police though, we had feuds and the city would just randomly hang whomever the townspeople pinned the crimes on.

          We also didn’t have a professional firefighting force back in the day. Times change.