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Re:Can We Survive the Next Financial Crisis? by ben_jones on Monday September 10, 2018 @02:55PM (#17954107)
If you're hinting at a revolution, a.k.a. what used to be a check against the upper classes, you can't really have one of those when every police department has a tank, a swat team, and carte blanc access to all social media and mobile data/communications.
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Re:Can We Survive the Next Financial Crisis? by LyndsySimon on Monday September 10, 2018 @03:19PM (#17954318)
In most of America (geographically, certainly), the common citizenry are much better armed than law enforcement.

I'm not sure that's really relevant in this case, but by the same token, the "increasing militarization" of police departments is probably also not relevant.

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Re:Can We Survive the Next Financial Crisis? by losteric on Monday September 10, 2018 @03:02PM (#17954165)
Police departments are made of individuals with friends and families. Factor in all the bureaucracy and pension cuts, you'll find they are more of a wild-card that will backfire against the elite in many areas.
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Re:Can We Survive the Next Financial Crisis? by pjmorris on Monday September 10, 2018 @09:38PM (#17956570)
They also have mortgages, medical bills, and friends with mortgages and medical bills.
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