Police departments evolved from slave patrols.

The first official American police departments were created for the sole purpose of enforcing segregation and disenfranchising Black people after the civil war

Later, during the civil right movements police department often worked w white supremacist groups like the kkk in order to stamp out Black power movements through terror. But they are also still closely linked today.

In 2006 a neo-nazi gang was found within the LA sheriffs department and it is not uncommon for officers to have neo-nazi ties because white supremacist groups encourage their members to join law enforcement. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/fbi-white-supremacists-in-law-enforcement

Anyways, I just got mad at that vid of an officer grabbing a twelve year old Black Boy and thought I’d go on a little rant. so pay me no mind lol