… “The police did not make their presence known,” Watkins said. “They hid on the side of his house. They hid across the street at a neighbor’s house. They did not make their presence known whatsoever. And how was he supposed to know that they were there if they didn’t make their presence known?”

“They could just have simply knocked on the door and let him know, ‘just letting you know, we got a call. They’re trying to tow your truck for whatever reason. Just letting you know that we’re here and we got called to assist.’ If that would have been done, then we wouldn’t even be on the phone right now.” …

    • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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      Well, that would be nice.

      But we can’t even seem to get our various governmental agencies to do anything useful on a regular basis, and (being honest), cops as they are serve as a better tool of oppression. Let’s face it, that’s the real goal of most governments, keeping the majority in line so we don’t rise up and take back what has been stolen. The only difference between various countries is what tools are currently the preferred tools.

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        1 year ago

        In Germany out oppression is bureaucratic in nature. The police however are trained well to handle public disturbances and the like in a peaceful manner.