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"most people don't consider the police an armed gang" The police are the very definition of an armed gang. Just a legally sanctioned one. They have a monopoly
by cpursley 13y ago
"most people don't consider the police an armed gang"
The police are the very definition of an armed gang. Just a legally sanctioned one.
They have a monopoly on violence - what else would you call it?
- ktd 13y agoI really don't like this sort of intentionally-dense argument by definition. Certainly the police could be called a "gang" under some definitions of the word, but we all know that the implication of "armed gang" in this context is very different. Words have nuance.
- cpursley 13y agoI'm not against the police necessarily. They have their role in society. But it is what it is - state sanctioned coercion that when balanced correctly, keeps society humming along. Unfortunately, after the drug war stuff started ratcheting up + 911, the proper balance has shifted.