Worked for the majority of this nation's history.
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Organized police forces have been in existance since the early nineteenth century; in that “majority” of our existence they have by and large shielded us from the from the anarchy and chaos that would have destroyed this country at a very early age. It is very disturbing that you and far too many others work under the assumption that the nature of a police officer is to be fundamentally corrupt and that he or she exists only to trample on the rights of the populace. I can only take it that you see the right of every individual to do whatever he wants, at any time, for whatever purpose damn the consequences to be inalienable. Your la-la land is getting crowded. Better start working on that space ship!