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It Could Happen Here Weekly 22

It Could Happen Here

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The Loss of Trust in Law Enforcement

On may fourth, 18 86, someone threw a stick of dynamite at some cops in haymarket square in chicag try a general strike for the eight hour workday. The cops fired wildly into the crowd, and the state rounded up a bunch of completely random anarchists, who, by their own admission, had nothing to do with it, and had them executed. Now, the cops, for their part, built a statue for the copse at haymarket. And ye, that's good stuff. It proves that if you put in the work, you can really build something that lasts. We all should be inspired o pull yourself up by your er er jack boot straps.

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