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Re:De-Escalation Keeps Protesters and Police Safer by wizzwizz4 on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @08:38AM (#23390320)
> much more incisive and dangerous to the government.

Why the "government"? I don't think the police automatically defend the interests of the currently-elected politicians. In the absence of distinguishing evidence, I assign much higher priors to them defending their own interests.

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Re:De-Escalation Keeps Protesters and Police Safer by eirini1 on Monday June 08, 2020 @05:15PM (#23460897)
"the government" is much more than simply the currently-elected politicians. The currently elected politicians simply operate certain positions within the government.
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Re:De-Escalation Keeps Protesters and Police Safer by dashundchen on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @09:21AM (#23390688)
In many areas, rural and urban, with corruption and machine politics, police, sherrifs, and their unions are one of the blocs mayors and councilmembers avoid being on the opposite side of.
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