Noit@lemm.ee to UK Politics@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years agoWikipedia could shut down in UK after online safety law passes, Government toldwww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down11
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minus-squarejtb@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThe original purpose of the police was crime prevention. They should be out on the beat, not sitting in the office staring at screens. Having police wandering around deters crime.
minus-squareClockworkOtter@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 years agoReally? That sounds like the sort of claim that could do with some evidence to back it up.
minus-squarejtb@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoFirst principle: “To prevent crime and disorder, as an alternative to their repression by military force and severity of legal punishment.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peelian_principles
minus-squareQueue@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down7·2 years agoThe original purpose of the police was to catch escaped slaves and bust unions from establishing safer and better working conditions. Not joking. https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/origins-modern-day-policing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_United_States#Development_of_modern_policing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_union_busting_in_the_United_States#Union_busting_with_police_and_military_force
minus-squaretkc@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years agoYou’re on a UK community here buddy. We had police before the USA was founded. Your link literally says USA policing was based on the british model.
The original purpose of the police was crime prevention. They should be out on the beat, not sitting in the office staring at screens. Having police wandering around deters crime.
Really? That sounds like the sort of claim that could do with some evidence to back it up.
First principle: “To prevent crime and disorder, as an alternative to their repression by military force and severity of legal punishment.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peelian_principles
The original purpose of the police was to catch escaped slaves and bust unions from establishing safer and better working conditions. Not joking.
https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/origins-modern-day-policing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_the_United_States#Development_of_modern_policing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_union_busting_in_the_United_States#Union_busting_with_police_and_military_force
You’re on a UK community here buddy. We had police before the USA was founded. Your link literally says USA policing was based on the british model.