looks at the NYPD budget :side-eye-1:
looks at the War on Drugs :side-eye-2:
NYPD has higher budget than military of DPRK. Who is really a police state?
The NYPD contracting process is an exercise in mafia-tier graft and corruption. With a mere 36,000 officers, it pales in size beside the 1.2M active duty members of the Korean People’s Army.
The DPRK isn’t buying a brand new fleet of Mustang GT police cruisers to the tune of $62.5k/vehicle every fucking year.
for laughs ask the prof to provide a definition of authoritarian
Looks at all the APC and other armored vehicles, automatic rifles and other military grade arms that even the smallest PDs get across the country:side-eye-1:
Geiger counter ticks up when she says authoritarian countries have elections but nothing really changes policy wise and then pointed to China and North Korea :agony-shivering:
YOOOO SHE JUST SAID INDIA IS A DEMOCRACY WHEREAS CHINA IS A DICTATORSHIP :agony-consuming:
Ugh. I am terrified of taking classes cause I fucking know I wont be able to deal with this shit. How do you do it?
You’re allowed to get in arguments with your professor. Ain’t no rule against it.
the normal police force are not, but there is a People’s Armed Police that handles escalations and reports to the military, not the civilian command structure
SWAT is generally a part of the usual command structure of the domestic police, not a part of the National Guard. That being said, even regular cops are armed fo the teeth in the U.S. I had a friend have like 4 M16’s pointed at them when they had tried to commit suicide.
