I don't think they are "nothing more than"... but that is certainly one of the ways they are used by certain members society. See e.g. https://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/23/politics/john-ehrlichman-richard-nixon-drug-war-blacks-hippie/index.html … and @radleybalko's work.
All the wannabe radicals who think that American cops are nothing more than 'tools of systemic racism and capitalist oppression' might benefit from seeing 'End of Watch' (2012): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1855199/ …pic.twitter.com/x3pgyqUlhe
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Yes, this is why I'm a libertarian who supports legalization. Cops should only have to enforce laws that are just and rational.
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I don't know enough about Canadian law enforcement to comment.
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That was quite good - short and intense - thanks for recommendation. The “bad guys” were a bit one-dimensional and the protagonists were practically superheroes. But I think this film ultimately succeeds in representing a cop’s perspective.
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Fantastic movie.
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I haven't seen that. I'll put it on my list.
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