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Bristol Police Allow Destruction of Slave Holder Statue
25:05 - 31:24 (06:18)
The local police chief in Bristol, UK was interviewed and asked why he did not stop the protestors from throwing a statue of a slave holder into the channel. He responded that they had a choice to either let it happen or harm people to protect the statue.
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The local police chief in Bristol made a statement to the news supporting the demonstrators who toppled the statue of a slave holder and threw it into a channel.
25:05 - 27:45 (02:39)
Protest, Police, Racism
Summary
The local police chief in Bristol made a statement to the news supporting the demonstrators who toppled the statue of a slave holder and threw it into a channel. He stated that it seemed like a good idea given the current climate.
ChapterBristol Police Allow Destruction of Slave Holder Statue
EpisodeSlavery, Mass Murder and the Birth of American Policing
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The first police departments in the north originated from the desire to protect the property of people with money and shops.
27:45 - 31:24 (03:38)
American police, police departments, slave patrols
Summary
The first police departments in the north originated from the desire to protect the property of people with money and shops. American police started as slave patrols and the roots of many U.S. police departments can be traced back much further than 1838.