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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

People work for the police not to become the instrument of the state, but to prevent actual crimes.

Poorly educated take lol

They are legally and mentally the big dick of the law.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I wonder what's your definition of "education", then. I am familiar with several sources on anarchist theory, which is seemingly what you appeal for.

Policemen are instruments of law, of course. But not having them means all laws become impossible to enforce - and I'd kindly like to be protected from murder, arson, robbery, assault, fraud etc.

In an established anarchist society it is theorized to be possible to go without laws by various means, but our world is not that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

People become police because it is a job a with decent pay and provides authority.

Police doesn't "prevent" crime. Police protects property of the owner class and desrvea their needs. Sometimes they help a wage worker if it is not too inconvenient for them but they can also ruin your life.