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

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

By Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts

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.

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