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The '''police''' are | The '''police''' are an organization of the state which have the monopoly on the legal use of force. Under [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] governments, they're 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> In the [[White supremacy|white supremacist]] [[United States of America|United States]], police in [[African diaspora in the United States|Black]] communities act like 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> and Black people are 2.5 times as likely to be killed by police as white people.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Linda Chong|newspaper=The Bottom Line|title=Why All Cops Are Bad|date=2020-06-06|url=https://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2020/06/why-all-cops-are-bad|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913140538/https://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2020/06/why-all-cops-are-bad|archive-date=2022-09-13|retrieved=2022-09-25}}</ref> 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> | ||
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Revision as of 20:37, 25 September 2022
The police are an organization of the state which have the monopoly on the legal use of force. Under bourgeois governments, they're used to repress the working class and protect the profits of the bourgeoisie. They break strikes and carry out evictions.[1] In the white supremacist United States, police in Black communities act like an occupying army,[2] and Black people are 2.5 times as likely to be killed by police as white people.[3] U.S. police also work with far-right groups such as the Oath Keepers, Project Veritas, and Traditionalist Worker Party.[4]
References
- ↑ "Cops: enforcers for the capitalist class" (2014-08-12). Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ↑ "How can police brutality be stopped?" (2005-06-02). Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ↑ Linda Chong (2020-06-06). "Why All Cops Are Bad" The Bottom Line. Archived from the original on 2022-09-13. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ↑ 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.