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by mplewis 1792 days ago
The Boston police were started to defend the rights of property owners, not citizens.

In the South, post-Civil War, police used gold star badges because they were adapted from the gold star badges used by slave patrols.

You should learn more about the history of policing in America: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-america...