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The '''police''' are state body that has the monopoly on the legal use of force. Under [[Dictatorship of the bourgeoisie|bourgeois governments]], they are used to repress the [[working class]] and protect the profits of the bourgeoisie. They break [[Strike action|strikes]] and carry out evictions.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Cops: enforcers for the capitalist class|date=2014-08-12|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/cops-enforcers-for-the-capitalist-class/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414233420/https://www.liberationschool.org/cops-enforcers-for-the-capitalist-class/|archive-date=2021-04-14|retrieved=2022-09-17}}</ref> | [[File:Minneapolis George Floyd protests.png|thumb|Police in Minneapolis during the [[George Floyd protests]]]] | ||
The '''police''' are state body that has the monopoly on the legal use of force. Under [[Dictatorship of the bourgeoisie|bourgeois governments]], they are used to repress the [[working class]] and protect the profits of the [[bourgeoisie]]. They break [[Strike action|strikes]] and carry out evictions.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Cops: enforcers for the capitalist class|date=2014-08-12|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/cops-enforcers-for-the-capitalist-class/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414233420/https://www.liberationschool.org/cops-enforcers-for-the-capitalist-class/|archive-date=2021-04-14|retrieved=2022-09-17}}</ref> | |||
== Firearm use == | |||
[[File:Police firearm use by country.png|thumb|Countries with unarmed police]] | |||
=== Unarmed police === | |||
The vast majority of police forces worldwide routinely carry firearms, usually to better suppress the proletariat, but some police forces do not regularly carry firearms except in exceptional circumstances, often in order to maintain the pretence they are "ethical". These countries and territories are: [[Kingdom of Bhutan|Bhutan]], [[Republic of Botswana|Botswana]], [[Cook Islands]], [[Republic of Fiji|Fiji]], [[Iceland]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], [[Republic of Kiribati|Kiribati]], [[Republic of Malawi|Malawi]], [[Republic of the Marshall Islands|Marshall Islands]], [[Republic of Nauru|Nauru]], [[New Zealand]], [[Niue]], [[Kingdom of Norway|Norway]], [[Independent State of Samoa|Samoa]], [[Solomon Islands]], [[Kingdom of Tonga|Tonga]], [[Tuvalu]], the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]] (excluding [[Occupied Ireland]]), the [[Virgin Islands of the United States|U.S. Virgin Islands]] and [[Republic of Vanuatu|Vanuatu]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=World Population Review|title=Countries Where Police Don't Carry Guns 2024|date=2024|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-where-police-dont-carry-guns}}</ref> | |||
== By country == | == By country == | ||
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=== United States === | === United States === | ||
The police in the [[United States of America|United States]] were created to put down resistance to [[settler colonialism]] and [[slavery]] and repress urban workers, mostly immigrants. U.S. Police have killed 1,000 or more people every year from 2013-2022.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Mapping Police Violence|title=Police Killed (#) People in the US in (year)|date=2023-03-08|url=https://mappingpoliceviolence.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307134851/https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/|archive-date=2023-03-07|retrieved=2023-03-08}}</ref>Police in [[African diaspora in the United States|Black]], Latino, or indigenous communities act as an occupying army.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=How can police brutality be stopped?|date=2005-06-02|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/how-can-police-brutality-be-stopped/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303054351/https://www.liberationschool.org/how-can-police-brutality-be-stopped/|archive-date=2022-03-03|retrieved=2022-09-17}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|date=2020-07-11|title=How will the police be abolished? A Marxist perspective|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/how-will-the-police-be-abolished-a-marxist-perspective/|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704215211/https://www.liberationnews.org/how-will-the-police-be-abolished-a-marxist-perspective/|archive-date=2022-07-04|retrieved=2022-12-24}}</ref> Black people are 2.9 times as likely to be killed by police as white people,<ref>{{Web citation|author=|newspaper=Mapping Police Violence|title=Police killings per 1 million people in the U.S., 2013–2022|date=2023-03-08|url=https://mappingpoliceviolence.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307134851/https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/|archive-date=2023-03-07|retrieved=2023-03-08}}</ref> and murders by police are a leading cause of death for Black men.<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Alan MacLeod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Killer Cops: Police Killed Over 1,000 Americans in 2020|date=2020-12-28|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/killer-cops-police-killed-1000-americans-2020/273942/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023104355/https://www.mintpressnews.com/killer-cops-police-killed-1000-americans-2020/273942/|archive-date=2021-10-23|retrieved=2022-10-09}}</ref> Police brutality was the main cause of the [[George Floyd protests|2020 George Floyd protests]]. U.S. police also work with far-right groups such as the [[Oath Keepers]], [[Project Veritas]], and [[Traditionalist Worker Party]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ted Rall|newspaper=[[Counterpunch]]|title=The Awful Reason Police Don’t Go After Right-Wing Extremists|date=2018-11-08|url=https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/11/08/the-awful-reason-police-dont-go-after-right-wing-extremists/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125123400/https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/11/08/the-awful-reason-police-dont-go-after-right-wing-extremists/|archive-date=2021-11-25|retrieved=2022-09-25}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Police]] | [[Category:Police]] | ||
[[Category:Suppression of dissent]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:21, 29 May 2024
The police are state body that has the monopoly on the legal use of force. Under bourgeois governments, they are used to repress the working class and protect the profits of the bourgeoisie. They break strikes and carry out evictions.[1]
Firearm use[edit | edit source]
Unarmed police[edit | edit source]
The vast majority of police forces worldwide routinely carry firearms, usually to better suppress the proletariat, but some police forces do not regularly carry firearms except in exceptional circumstances, often in order to maintain the pretence they are "ethical". These countries and territories are: Bhutan, Botswana, Cook Islands, Fiji, Iceland, Ireland, Kiribati, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Norway, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, the United Kingdom (excluding Occupied Ireland), the U.S. Virgin Islands and Vanuatu.[2]
By country[edit | edit source]
United Kingdom[edit | edit source]
British police have infiltrated over 1,000 political, environmental, and social justice groups. They maintain a secret blacklist of radicals who are barred from jobs.[3]
United States[edit | edit source]
The police in the United States were created to put down resistance to settler colonialism and slavery and repress urban workers, mostly immigrants. U.S. Police have killed 1,000 or more people every year from 2013-2022.[4]Police in Black, Latino, or indigenous communities act as an occupying army.[5][6] Black people are 2.9 times as likely to be killed by police as white people,[7] and murders by police are a leading cause of death for Black men.[8] Police brutality was the main cause of the 2020 George Floyd protests. U.S. police also work with far-right groups such as the Oath Keepers, Project Veritas, and Traditionalist Worker Party.[9]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Cops: enforcers for the capitalist class" (2014-08-12). Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ↑ "Countries Where Police Don't Carry Guns 2024" (2024). World Population Review.
- ↑ Lowkey (2021-08-05). "SpyCops: How the UK Police Infiltrated Over 1,000 Political Groups" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ↑ "Police Killed (#) People in the US in (year)" (2023-03-08). Mapping Police Violence. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ↑ "How can police brutality be stopped?" (2005-06-02). Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ↑ "How will the police be abolished? A Marxist perspective" (2020-07-11). Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ↑ "Police killings per 1 million people in the U.S., 2013–2022" (2023-03-08). Mapping Police Violence. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ↑ Alan MacLeod (2020-12-28). "Killer Cops: Police Killed Over 1,000 Americans in 2020" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
- ↑ Ted Rall (2018-11-08). "The Awful Reason Police Don’t Go After Right-Wing Extremists" Counterpunch. Archived from the original on 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-09-25.