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Some of the other replies are missing the fact that we can look at the history of why police departments were created: to break strikes and chase slaves. The hi
by dls2016 6y ago
Some of the other replies are missing the fact that we can look at the history of why police departments were created: to break strikes and chase slaves. The historic record is clear that police were generally created to protect capital.
- dls2016 6y agoI am curious about downvotes. This stuff is historical fact. I know someone else commented that my view is American, but the original article is about the (American) SEC... so... I will double down and show evidence from my home state: Pennsylvania. https://www.psp.pa.gov/About-PSP/Documents/Pennsylvania%20State%20Police%20History.pdf https://www.psp.pa.gov/About-PSP/Documents/Pennsylvania%20St... The whole idea of the PSP was to create a less violent force to control labor (compared to the companies' private security solutions). The (downvoting) reader is encouraged to repeat this exercise for their own locality.
- bluefirebrand 6y agoThis is a very American-centric view of policing.
- nobodyknowsyoda 6y ago"We compiled data on 250+ US public companies involved in corporate securities frauds identified in 1,000+ Securities and Exchange Commission filings over 2005–2013; we randomly selected a comparable control group of 500+ US public companies from Compustat."