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  • already more specific in a useful way

    It’s not more specific. You could argue more useful. But it’s not more specific.

    Policing as you know it was invented in the last 200 years or so, coinciding with the maturation of industrial capitalism

    It has been around for literally thousands of years. Policing as in, punishing crimes, is NOT a new invention. It’s hilarious that you think the usa is the first to use it as such. Some form of cop has been the strong arm of the elite for longer.

    The word “police” was invented around 200 years ago. Not the concept of a law prevention/punishment/investigation guard.

    Also that far back kinda fucking sucked. Far less peaceful, greater quality of life disparities(though not income, quality of life is a more important difference to me, you can argue against that if you like), no clean water. Not exactly a good example to prove your point.

    The idea that modern capitalist policing prevents theft, rape, and murder is similarly absurd and those occurrences do not correlate with a smaller number of police.

    Putting rapists away does, in fact, reduce rape. Same for murderers. Modern capitalist police don’t do a good job of it— that’s why I want them burned to the ground–we just don’t agree on the method. I want it more metaphorical. You want it literal.

    That is left to the criminal punishment system: judges, juries, bailiffs, prisons.

    …who do you think gets them into the court room. They sure as hell rarely walk themselves in.

    Again, you seem to be some how turning me into a pro modern cop person inside of your head. I’m not pro capitalist union busting pig. I just think taking them out from the inside is an acceptable way to do it