Noit@lemm.ee to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 年前Wikipedia could shut down in UK after online safety law passes, Government toldwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down11
arrow-up1116arrow-down1external-linkWikipedia could shut down in UK after online safety law passes, Government toldwww.independent.co.ukNoit@lemm.ee to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 年前message-square31linkfedilink
minus-squareQueue@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·2 年前The original purpose of the police was to catch escaped slaves and bust unions from establishing safer and better working conditions. Not joking. https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/origins-modern-day-policing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_United_States#Development_of_modern_policing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_union_busting_in_the_United_States#Union_busting_with_police_and_military_force
minus-squaretkc@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 年前You’re on a UK community here buddy. We had police before the USA was founded. Your link literally says USA policing was based on the british model.
The original purpose of the police was to catch escaped slaves and bust unions from establishing safer and better working conditions. Not joking.
https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/origins-modern-day-policing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_United_States#Development_of_modern_policing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_union_busting_in_the_United_States#Union_busting_with_police_and_military_force
You’re on a UK community here buddy. We had police before the USA was founded. Your link literally says USA policing was based on the british model.