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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Glad to see that people are learning about the Tulsa massacre in 1921 from the series. I don't think it's common knowledge.  Regina King is wonderful in it.  To be honest, I've always liked her as an actress but I never thought she was a brilliant as people think - but she's *really* good in this!

I am wondering about how the producers will eventually handle the repressive aspects of the police.  They remind me of brutal law enforcement in some Central American countries where the police are more of a gang than a formal institution governed by the rule of law.  It will be interesting to see how that plays out.[/quote]

How is this any different than modern day policing in the US? What checks and balances exist to ensure LE aren't a defacto legalized gang working for the state?[/quote]Pp here. Oh yes, there are definite similarities there.  But in this country at least we haven't gotten to the place where the police are wearing masks.  Watchmen shows a police force that has gone further in its organization as an authoritarian force than what we've seen in the United States at present.  For example, police officers in Watchmen deny they are police officers to their neighbors and friends.  But that doesn't mean there isn't something similar.[/quote]

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