How The First Police Went From Gangsters, To An Army For The Rich

<p>When U.S. police departments didn't evolve out of slave patrols, they tended to form out of a desire to protect the property of the wealthy. In practice, this meant beating, murdering and arresting people who didn't want to work 12 hour days until they died.</p><p><strong>FOOTNOTES:</strong></p><ol> <li><a href="https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1025&amp;context=gvjh">Krypteia: A Form of Ancient Guerrilla Warfare </a></li> <li><a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/a56e69ec-efda-11e7-bbd7-c3a8c0f9b6e6/podcasts/024f1026-ac21-11ea-ab38-cf2016e16e69/episodes/90993402-acde-11ea-a06c-77b85534c076/edit">The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/50819_ch_1.pdf">The Beginning of American Policing</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.history.com/news/how-stereotypes-of-the-irish-evolved-from-criminals-to-cops">How Stereotypes of the Irish Evolved From ‘Criminals’ to Cops</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.iup.edu/archives/coal/unions-and-mining/remembering-the-1906-strike-for-union-in-windber,-pennsylvania/">REMEMBERING THE 1906 STRIKE FOR UNION IN WINDBER, PENNSYLVANIA</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2020/01/23/Studies-warned-of-potential-racial-bias-in-vehicle-searches-just-before-Pa-State-Police-ended-the-research/stories/202001230047">State Police were warned about possible racial bias in car searches. The agency's answer? End the research.</a></li> <li><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/147619/pinkertons-still-never-sleep">The Pinkertons Still Never Sleep</a></li> </ol><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>