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They are needed to enforce property rights and political agendas ( war on drugs aka the war on the poor) nothing more.

They do not have a duty to protect you and are often working to directly harm people.




Also revenue generation via citations and civil asset forfeiture, which is asset seizure without due process that is highly abused by many departments to supplement budgets.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_United...


Clearly you have an agenda of your own.


How is truth an agenda?


I'll let you know when I see a truth.


It is established legal precedent that the police have no duty to protect or serve the public

https://www.barneslawllp.com/blog/police-not-required-protec...




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