The chief of the Los Angeles Police Department has publicly announced that the LAPD will not enforce a state law prohibiting federal agents from wearing masks in the state.
A big problem with policing is that it constitutes a local monopoly on the legitimate use of violence. So when those cops decide that they won’t enforce the law, or flagrantly break the law, as they do often do, they don’t suddenly become outlaw criminals themselves because *they possess the means to violently impose their preferences on the rest of society*.
They do whatever they want and everyone else is supposed to either hope that what the cops want aligns with public preferences, or adjust public preferences to align with the cops.
They’re not public servants; they’re a militia that has been deputized by the state to maintain the state’s rule over us.
