During the racial justice protests in 2020 I was somewhat shocked to see how much power cops had over city governments. It became clear to me then that mayors govern with the consent of the police, and not the other way around
Yeah I think it's pretty indisputable at this point that cities have no control what so ever over the police forces. Every attempt at defunding failed and the cops punished entire cities for trying with work stoppages, overt harassment campaigns (helicopters circling over residential areas all night) and the I'm sure there were murders.
In the US the Cops are a sleeping nightmare that could activate and begin sectarian killings on an enormous scale at any time.
During the racial justice protests in 2020 I was somewhat shocked to see how much power cops had over city governments. It became clear to me then that mayors govern with the consent of the police, and not the other way around
Yeah I think it's pretty indisputable at this point that cities have no control what so ever over the police forces. Every attempt at defunding failed and the cops punished entire cities for trying with work stoppages, overt harassment campaigns (helicopters circling over residential areas all night) and the I'm sure there were murders.