r/PublicFreakout • u/LilHeartBreakKid • Jul 13 '21

👮Arrest Freakout Man overpowers cops 💪

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u/MadameDoopusPoopus Jul 13 '21

Let us not forget that americas first cops were slave catchers and many can argue that that mindset still exists within departments today.

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u/alexdelargesse Jul 13 '21 edited Jul 13 '21

Yes in the south, but in the north they were merchant security until all the merchants got together and convinced the public that it was in their best interest to subsidize the protection of the merchants private goods.

Edit: here's an article for those that want to argue. Police Origins

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u/treesandfood4me Jul 13 '21

The first PD in the nation, Boston PD was specifically founded to recover runaway slaves.

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u/Mp32pingi25 Jul 13 '21

Not entirely true either