British police history: everything you wanted...

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To begin, the title of our podcast is a generalization many of us are familiar with. Some British police officers actually do carry weapons beyond the traditional police baton. So exactly what is the situation? Let’s start with some numbers. In the UK, less than 5% of the police ...  عرض المزيد

When U.S. police departments didn't evolve out of slave patrols, they tended to form out of a desire to protect the property of the wealthy. In practice, this meant beating, murdering and arresting people who didn't want to work 12 hour days until they died.FOOTNOTES: Krypteia: A ...  عرض المزيد

Outre Manche, moins de 5% de la police est armée. Donc 95% des policiers là-bas ne sont pas équipés d'armes à feu. Cette spécificité tient au fait que dans ce pays, la police est entendue comme une force qui doit s'exercer "par consentement"...

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When U.S. police departments didn't evolve out of slave patrols, they tended to form out of a desire to protect the property of the wealthy. In practice, this meant beating, murdering and arresting people who didn't want to work 12 hour days until they died.

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