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As an American, I would like to know, is there any place in the world where the police haven't gone full fascist?
No, they're the voilet arm of governments. A police force is a sign of a failed state. You're just outsourcing your bullying and violence.
This chain of ludicrous events
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-29/hannah-thomas-charged-idf-protest-eye-injury-resisting/105474690
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-19/nsw-hannah-thomas-court-costs-dropped-charges/105794888
https://www.9news.com.au/national/relief-as-cop-charged-with-assaulting-hannah-thomas-named/d1a3613f-8884-40cb-a48a-150b830d08d1
The function of the police is to enact the violence of the state and thus by proxy, capital. Hence, police are by definition always at least some degree of fascist.
So far the police forces in Finland, Norway and Sweden seems less bad than most.
Yeah, who would have guessed that the Vikings would end up being the most civilized culture on the planet.
Finns weren't quite vikings
I like to call my finnish friend half russian so he turns bright red and starts throwing his arms around like a blind gorilla
yall require college degrees for that shit, right?
imagine not just hiring random highschoolers and giving them guns, wack
Yeah, it is a decent education that is required to become a police officer here, unfortunately some stupid crap is going on with the police here in Sweden.
Fucking stupid.
Sounds too woke can't do it apparently