You really don't know how government and police work. Its sad how many posters on HN have some unrealistic belief in a benevolent government. It probably spea

You really don't know how government and police work. Its sad how many posters on HN have some unrealistic belief in a benevolent government. It probably speaks to how few posters here have had any real world experience dealing with governments beyond the daily procedural stuff like ID's and tax payments.