According to the Black Lives Matter list of demands the police 'were born out of slave patrols.' I assume this is referring specifically to the United States police rather than police all over the world.
Is this correct? I don't want to criticise BLM or get into a discussion about modern politics but this is the first time I've ever heard this stated. Is it accurate? How did the police force in the US come to be?
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