From the original asking about the silver line "I just did it, so 2023. Yes, the silver line was 66.1 km in 93 min (42.6 km/h), it's the rightmost point in the plot (2.00 km/station)"

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Wow. Just realized that is where "guh" came from

I'm saying that there existed a generalized law enforcement in both colonial and post colonial United States. A sheriff, or constables, or marshals, or a citizen based night watch. I'm not sure why the existence of groups dedicated to the enforcement of slavery has more of an importance to the history of law enforcement in the US than the actual law enforcement apparatus in place at the time. I'm also not saying that people who were part of slave patrols couldn't have turned into municipal police as they were formed. Neither am I saying that municipal police didn't enforce racist laws.

The statement that "Policing in the United States came from Slave Patrols" is saying that the origination of the enforcement of law in this country came directly from a desire to enforce slavery. The fact that racist laws and policies exist doesn't lead to the conclusion that these departments were created for the purpose of enforcing those laws specifically. It's more that the departments were complicit along with other aspects of government in the oppression. Which isn't the same thing.

Didn't congress just finish a big investigation into January 6th? Yet this comes out in a trial in Portland Oregon.

"84%, that number is correct"0

Uh, no. anything that has to do with protecting women (or minority groups) will never be enacted.

These are the moments that I am so grateful my 5'2" pixie of a daughter has been taking kickboxing and muay thai for like 7 years. Tiny, but an absolute powerhouse. I don't want her to compete, but I would love for her to one freaking give one of these guys a beat down.

Duh, the Paris metro stops like every 5-10 blocks. DC metro stops every 5 miles.

It sure DOES seem that way. On a personal level, I thought she was lovely (someone I would not mind having tea with). On a professional level, I kept thinking why is she in this role?

Oh, I’d defend myself against you since you’re “starting”.

People who confuse the first amendment with the requirements to get a release when using something for pecuniary purposes are absolutely wild to me.

Fire him and charge him.

Hey, if you don't want to defend yourself, enjoy your day.

So I guess according to you, the same men that participating in the slave patrols, who saw it as their right to control and keep blacks in line just gave up their mission and retired once the 13th and 14th amendments were passed?
Then comes along the concept of police forces in these exact same areas giving police officers the exact same authority that the slave patrols had, specifically with regards to cracking down on Jim Crow laws. These police had free reign to terrorize, beat and kill blacks legally, and....the slave patrolmen weren't interested?

She used to run the city’s failing foster care agency, too. She just keeps getting leadership roles despite a bad track record. Why?

https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/origins-modern-day-policing
"Slave Patrols continued until the end of the Civil War and the passage of the 13th Amendment. Following the Civil War, during Reconstruction, slave patrols were replaced by militia-style groups who were empowered to control and deny access to equal rights to freed slaves. They relentlessly and systematically enforced Black Codes, strict local and state laws that regulated and restricted access to labor, wages, voting rights, and general freedoms for formerly enslaved people.
In 1868, ratification of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution technically granted equal protections to African Americans — essentially abolishing Black Codes. Jim Crow laws and state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation swiftly took their place.
By the 1900s, local municipalities began to establish police departments to enforce local laws in the East and Midwest, including Jim Crow laws. Local municipalities leaned on police to enforce and exert excessive brutality on African Americans who violated any Jim Crow law. Jim Crow Laws continued through the end of the 1960s."

Yea, this is a direct analog to https://xkcd.com/1138/.

AKA Capitalism.

Well, he wasn’t placed on leave until Feb ‘22, so there likely a whole lot of complicit cops still there, even if he was the only one dumb enough to get caught texting Tarrio.

> Tarrio asked Lamond what the police department’s “general consensus” was about the Proud Boys. “That’s too complicated for a text answer,” Lamond replied. “That’s an in-person conversation over a beer.”

I feel bad for this guys lawyer who has to spin “let’s have a beer” into “my client in no way supports the hateful and divisive agenda of any of the various groups that came to DC to protest…”

Thats not true, DC is a income source blind city. If you reject due to voucher you can get sued.

Dont see how this is the fault of anyone but DCHA

That's actually not true. Vouchers are legally viewed as a source of income, which cannot be discriminated against in Washington DC. Now, do some landlords still do that? Sadly yes. And they can be taken to court by the applicant for some good money and/or accommodation if the applicant is wise to the law.
Landlords and property managers are required, by law, to accept vouchers.
That being said, DCHA (now split into two organizations) was so messed up that the application process would get hung up for months, during which time another person with money ready to go can walk in and apply to take the property. The landlord can continue to list the property until payment is received by an applicant, and it's easy to see arguments on both sides for discriminatory behavior.
It's all a mess.

I dont see how that is worse than what the article describes. That is generating extra bedrooms for people that would have not existed in the city.

I saw a place with an internal 'bedroom' that had a tiny window in one wall facing the rest of the apartment. Just so they could say it was a bedroom lol