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Wikipedia defines the police as "a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessio
by JoeSmithson 6y ago
Wikipedia defines the police as "a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder".
If you are claiming that the police are in fact, "a force which exists to terrorize working class people in order to force them to work for minimum wage" then I think the burden of proof is on you.
- Latty 6y agoThis is a very weird argument. No one is talking about the definition of the term, they are talking about the implementation as it exists in the US right now. This is like saying that just because the DPRK has "democratic" in the name, it must be a democratic nation.
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- happytoexplain 6y agoYou're misusing the concept of "burden of proof" as a rhetorical attack. The parent is not asserting the root comment to be true with no proof - they're pointing out why the response was bad. Upon whom the burden of proof lies has no bearing on that.