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>>mnm1+(OP)
Is there ever an instance of power being taken away from armed groups like police or military, in any country? I think it's very easy to grant power, and very hard to revoke. Also, what happens if the police departments refuse to accept the decision. I am not kidding, I read that there was a strike by San Francisco police in 1975 where the police refused to follow court orders and declared them "illegal".

>>enitih+0z
Probably not a great example, but in the early 1930s, the Texas Rangers and State Police publicly backed the wrong candidate for governor and 'Ma' Ferguson fired all the former and disbanded the latter. That's why Texas has a "Department of Public Safety" rather than state police.

Not exactly the proudest moment, but with public support it works.

Source: my Texas history class. Wikipedia is totally silent and most other sources seem sketchy.