Before they died, Jennifer Kirk and Sue Sue Norton were both victims of domestic violence, but the men involved — the ex-mayor’s sons — faced few consequences despite a long history of similar allegations.
Yeah. I think it’s also important to remind people outside the US just how big it is, landmass wise. Germany is smaller than Montana. About 26 Montanas can fit into the US, area wise. So a federally run police force would need to cover more than 26 times the square footage of Germany. State, and then local groups just make more sense at that scale
I fully agree. Places like Montana also have quite a few indigenous nations within them that have their own public services and operations. So I’d argue it would impose an even greater imbalance of powers if there was one gigantic police force that all the other smaller independent police forces were required to work with.
I know as an American I’m propagandized towards believing that a proper balance of powers will “fix” things (as in the 3 branches of government), though in this case I believe it’s true.
Yeah. I think it’s also important to remind people outside the US just how big it is, landmass wise. Germany is smaller than Montana. About 26 Montanas can fit into the US, area wise. So a federally run police force would need to cover more than 26 times the square footage of Germany. State, and then local groups just make more sense at that scale
I fully agree. Places like Montana also have quite a few indigenous nations within them that have their own public services and operations. So I’d argue it would impose an even greater imbalance of powers if there was one gigantic police force that all the other smaller independent police forces were required to work with.
I know as an American I’m propagandized towards believing that a proper balance of powers will “fix” things (as in the 3 branches of government), though in this case I believe it’s true.