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TIL In 2012, a man was brutally stabbed while restraining a subway stabber who had killed 4 people. When police showed up they did nothing to treat the mans wounds or get him medical help. The courts later ruled that police have no legal obligation to protect or serve the public.

via reddit.com

Justices Rule Police Do Not Have a Constitutional Duty to Protect Someone

A Brief History of Slavery and the Origins of American Policing | Police Studies Online

This patriot act episode explains some of the systematic injustice as well. Hasan Minhaj covers what cops are legally able to get away with and goes into detail about the training cops are given, the problems with their unions’ values and why it connects to “good” cops sticking up for shit cops, etc.

https://youtu.be/km4uCOAzrbM