What few constitutional rights the homeless enjoy may soon be on the line at the high court.

  • PugJesus@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Peel. I could get into a broader argument about the institutional origins of American police, but I think it suffices to say that American police were, at least in terms of becoming formalized structures, influenced by British (and French) policing ideals of the early-mid-19th century.

    In that sense, they’ve certainly not lived up to the purported ideals.