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Ally House (Oregon)'s avatar

Patricia, with respect to the establishment of the police, what they were designed to "protect" was rich folks' property, be it slaves or factories in those early times. Courts have ruled that the police have no duty to intervene in a situation where they might be injured or killed.

It is a stain on that profession, which I was a member of for 35 years.

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Patricia Davis's avatar

I ve been watching Blue Bloods for 10 years! Oh my! Tell me this isn’t true!

I’ve heard ‘the deals ‘ worked ‘the system‘ too….lawyers, judges, police , local flavors are just as likely clued.

The movies wrote a story for us .

(Hollywood was really brutal then) . So TV brought reality to our very living room and we saw ‘The Rodney Kings’. Eyes slowly opened as Civil Rights threw down the challenge…most never saw the real blood n guts until then Good Morning Vietnam, it’s strange how it fascinates too many..shoot ‘em up bang bang, kill them injuns, hippies, and then that damn rock n roll..!!!! Ode to McCarthyism , The Treason Trials, and the good ol’days…here’s hoping Ally there’s enough history and movies and and and…to find better endings .

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