The right has reflexively supported this arm of government because they focus on its theoretical mission of protecting people from criminals. But this isn’t what they do most of the time. Police mostly enforce petty laws and exert control. You can count on most of them to go full totalitarian if their political management decrees so. There will be little resistance among their ranks.
As to the relative role and value of police, answer the following question: when you suddenly see a policeman, is your first reaction most often anxiety/alarm or appreciation/happiness? When roving bands of thugs and looters burned cities and accosted people, police mostly stood down. But they were there to arrest those that dared defend themselves and their neighbors.
The left’s complaint about policing is a mostly-contrived claim of racism. They don’t touch the fundamental issue because at the end of the day, they need the police and their guns to implement their edicts and control. Ditto for the military and intelligence agencies. Hoping for reform is naïve.
~ Tom Bernhardt, Facebook post, April 25, 2021
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