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it’s pure ideology. law enforcing bodies have existed in every complex civilization regardless of slavery.
by nyolfen 8y ago
it’s pure ideology. law enforcing bodies have existed in every complex civilization regardless of slavery.
- snackbugs 8y agoCorrect. For the strict purpose of protecting private property, something which slaves were considered to be. Thank you for agreeing with the historical facts.
- ticviking 8y agoOr the common good, or providing the weak a champion to resist violence had no role in the establishment of institutional policing? David Friedman has a great summary of how a variety of societies pursue justice and the origins of our own system and comparisons of the systems. http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Course_Pages/legal_systems_very_different_12/LegalSystemsDraft.html http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Course_Pages/legal_sy...
- ticviking 8y agoEhh I totally buy the plausibility of there being a connection between the institutions of policing and enforcement of slavery, particularly in the context of the antebellum US system, and reconstruction period. What I find striking is that GP doesn't have facts at hand.