[madaxe]

Politicians have always run the police - a police force is the government's visible threat of violence and method of control over the population. They're not there to protect you. They're there to protect the establishment.

[aet]

Next time you call the police. Please recite that little speech to the responding officer.

[madaxe]

"Responding officer"?

You mean, the phone drone whose job it is to go "sir, burglary is a civil matter, you will need to pursue it yourself"? Already have.

[patmcc]

If you live somewhere where the police literally tell you "burglary is a civil matter", you need to either start a revolution or move to a civilized country.