Can you call them if your shop is broken into?

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    3 days ago

    Depending on the political climate, non state organisations can help resolve community issues and provide protection, while the official government views them as gangs / terrorists. For example, in Northern Ireland.

    • Flax@feddit.uk
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      But what if you realized that the ones burning your house and attacking your neighbours were the police? Then, the obvious option would be to turn to yourself and like-minded friends to create your own institution to protect the community from assault.

      This was what happened during the recent 25-year conflict

      “Recent” that happened in 1969.

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      Yeah, that is a highly romanticized and naive way of describing extortion