• renlok@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    How is this allowed in US, it’s what you might expect from a police force in a third world country

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      1 year ago

      They base their entire legal system on a severely outdated and poorly written constitution. They are very proud of this fact for some reason. They even teach that the fact that theirs is the oldest (still in use, they often forget that part) and shortest (which makes it susceptible to “interpretation”) makes it superior. Compared others that have been changed over the years to better reflect the will of the people and work better in modern society.