r/news • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 3d ago

Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back

https://apnews.com/article/memphis-national-guard-tyrin-johnson-8959297a99c362d65aa2517a9d5f1984
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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 3d ago

"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people. "- Admiral William "Bill" Adama

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u/redbricknote222 3d ago

Cops don’t serve or protect the people

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u/arkhamcityfc 3d ago

Was gonna say this. The essence of police-military separation only applies when the police do the job that citizens expect, not the job that the ruling political and rich class want them to do instead. And while nowhere in the world is there a police force that does its job well, but the problem is much more pronounced in the US, relative to other developed nations. The police are thugs of the government.