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That’s absolutely not the point of the police. Any power granted to the police is granted by the people they are changed with protecting. The police are not our overlords, they are our servants.

>>mulmen+(OP)
This is an understanding of power without any understanding of force or sovereignty. It should be more clear than ever what power truly is.

>>core-q+bh
Power is local citizens banding together, grilling city council members about what equipment they will authorize the municipal police to use, and voting them out until the next councilor is one who will follow through on their election deal.

Starts at home.

When local departments get their acquisitions tightened down, then we start pressuring governors to turn the state police back into officers instead of National Guard reserve.

Starts at home.