[Peace-discuss] several reports of police in NYC and San Fran insympathy with protesters

[Laurie Solomon]

In this article, I fail to see why the author would regard the “police” as being different from “soldiers” in that they are not working class workers in uniform.  Both categories of workers either are workers in uniform or they are not workers in uniform.  The nature of the uniform or the agency that they work for does not make any significant difference as far as I can see; and the author fails to offer any evidence to support any differences.

From: David Johnson 
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 10:58 AM
To: "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@chambana.net 
Subject: [Peace-discuss] several reports of police in NYC and San Fran insympathy with protesters

On the police beatings, to which Karen refers: The "white shirts" are the officers (sergeants, lieutenants, etc.) I have heard a number of stories, which I can't confirm, such as that after the first day of police attacks some 100 cops refused to come to work the next day. Yesterday in San Francisco there was a police action against the protesters there in which they confiscated some of their tents, etc. I was told that some of the cops actually were in tears.

This is not to say that the police can be our "friends", nor do I believe they are workers in uniform (unlike the soldiers). I think it does show that the state's hold on them is not absolute, though. 

John



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