Re:Police are not primarily crime fighters, according to the...
by selimthegrim on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:03PM
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Sheriff comes from shire reeve in the UK, was their entire job keeping villeins down?
The entertaining book Seattle Justice details how Seattle's police was conceived to protect business interests and quickly morphed into a protection racket. With drugs, gambling, and sex trafficking as side hustles. Adorable!
I now assume that's the norm (in the west).
The stated purpose of our "well armed miltias" was to repel slave rebellions (in response to Haiti as well as some domestic agitators).
The job of sheriffs et al was to catch slaves.
The job of Texas Rangers was to exterminate the Comanche.
This is just what I remember from popular media. I'm sure an expert has many more examples.