Or: “A republic, if you can keep it.”
Today’s The Guardian writing about the impending erosion of civil rights due the exodus of the watchdogs in the Department of Homeland Security (Der Heimatsicherheitsapparat, for lack of a better name!) and the push to “deputize hundreds of local police departments to enforce federal immigration law – while gutting independent oversight.”
The likely result will be the alienation of communities from their local police. Local police departments in the United States are very much in need of a more positive image. The actions of the current regime will only ensure that the situation worsens, rather than improves.
The idea of community policing actually reflects indigenous institutions, predating the development of the reservation systems:
“The Chippewa, Creek, and Menominee had rather amorphous police organizations composed of all warriors who had attained a certain minimum distinction in battle.”
https://www.tribal-institute.org/download/Indian%20Law%20Enforcement%20History.pdf
This indigenous police forces point to a solution of maintaining social order at a level far removed removed from the national police force that ICE seems to be evolving into of late.
Minneapolis should be a cautionary tale for anyone reviewing the actions of ICE and the DHS…
Because “All Cats Are Bastards” 🙂
