Originally posted by Monash
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"A statement totally unsupported by the evidence. If the USA had no effective law enforcement "system" then the streets of the average American city or town would more closely resemble those of Mogadishu or Karachi rather than London or Berlin."
There is evidence to support it, in part the video posted just a few replies earlier of an entire department gone bad. Then an article just a few replies later showing the abuses of civil forfeiture. Further there are large parts of major metro areas that do resemble the lawlessness of Karachi or Mogadishu. In part because of a militarized police enforcing an unjust war on drugs which has destroyed inner city culture and family structure leading to the rise of youth gangs and a self fulfilling prophecy.
So, you want to criticize the standards of Policing in the US by all means do so - it should be done. Reasoned, critical assessments of the performance of all organizations are part and parcel of making them perform better. But at least try to gather some statistics, analysis of trends or official reports reports etc that support your POV.
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