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[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

If it's a community action empowered by the community they'll probably willingly stop when the community stops supporting it. Should they become a nuisance then the community has learned how to handle that.

Cops don't lose their backing when the local community wants them out.