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Seven Myths about the Police
- The police exercise legitimate authority.
- The police are ordinary workers just like us; they should be our allies.
- Maybe there are some bad apples, but some police officers are good people.
- Police can win any confrontation, so we shouldn’t antagonize them.
- Police are a mere distraction from the real enemy, not worth our wrath or attention.
- We need police to protect us.
- Resisting the police is violent—it makes you no better than them.
