The Myth of Police Protection

[Jingles]

Yeah, I don't really fell that a violent gang funded by the stolen money of others by the force of the state exactly "protects" me...

 

[John F Kennedy III]

I asked the question and then forgot to check for an answer until last night. But I think what Travlyr said should be repeated:

ARE COPS CONSTITUTIONAL?

Roger Roots

Yet the dissident English colonists who framed the United States Constitution would have seen this modern 'police state' as alien to their foremost principles.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL TEXT

The Constitution contains no explicit provisions for criminal law enforcement. Nor did the constitutions of any of the several states contain such provisions at the time of the Founding. Early constitutions enunciated the intention that law enforcement was a universal duty that each person owed to the community, rather than a power of the government. Founding-era constitutions addressed law enforcement from the standpoint of individual liberties and placed explicit barriers upon the state.

 

[CCTelander]

bump for continued relevance.

 

[XTreat]

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[osan]

I asked the question and then forgot to check for an answer until last night. But I think what Travlyr said should be repeated:

ARE COPS CONSTITUTIONAL?

Roger Roots

Cool. Lets dissolve every police department in the nation.

All in favor...

 

[CCTelander]

bump

 

[heavenlyboy34]

I deem this thread bump and sticky-worthy. So let it be written, so let it be done.

 

[CCTelander]

I deem this thread bump and sticky-worthy. So let it be written, so let it be done.

At the risk of seeming immodest, you've got my vote!

 

[heavenlyboy34]

At the risk of seeming immodest, you've got my vote!

Thanks! Being an honorary mod and bearer of Oyarde's title of nobility and all, I'm hoping my clout helps the cause.

 

[CCTelander]

Thanks! Being an honorary mod and bearer of Oyarde's title of nobility and all, I'm hoping my clout helps the cause.

Lulz! Good luck with that!

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Lulz! Good luck with that!

Why, thank ye, good forumer! ~hugs~

 

[CCTelander]

Why, thank ye, good forumer! ~hugs~

You're welcome, of course.

 

[CCTelander]

bump

 

[CCTelander]

another bump for continued relevance

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Still no sticky? WTF? /waves magic wand

 

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

This is why everyone should have a gun.

 

[DamianTV]

Still no sticky? WTF? /waves magic wand

Seriously? Where is the Sticky?

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Seriously? Where is the Sticky?

Dunno. My wand is done broke.

 

[DamianTV]

Well, bumping for the newcomers with this thread is definitely something that needs to be done from time to time. Thus, if you've never seen this thread before, go read the FIRST POST.

 

[CCTelander]

bump