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by AlexandrB 1854 days ago
What has "hogtied" the police is 30 years of the war on drugs. The framing of citizens as "the flock" is also needlessly condescending. Police are, first and foremost, public servants - not a domestic security force. Following up on the crimes listed in the parent doesn't require guns, SWAT teams, or no-knock warrants. Just phone calls and paperwork. Unfortunately individuals who think they're "sheep dogs" find that shit boring.