Police corruption from "summary" of How The Other Half Lives by Jacob August Riis
The police were there to serve and protect, or so they said. But in the dark corners of the city where the poor lived, a different truth emerged. Corruption ran rampant, like a disease infecting the very heart of law enforcement. The men in blue, charged with upholding justice, were often the ones breaking it. Bribes exchanged hands like secret whispers in the night, turning blind eyes to the suffering of the downtrodden. Jacob Riis exposed this ugly underbelly of society in his groundbreaking work, shining a light on the injustices that festered in the shadows. The poor, with no voice of their own, were at the mercy of those who were meant to protect them. But instead of guardian angels, they found wolves in sheep's clothing, preying on their vulnerability for personal gain. In the tenements where poverty reigned supreme, the police wielded their power like a club, crushing anyone who dared to speak out against them. Those who resisted were met with violence and intimidation, their cries for help falling on deaf ears. The law had b...
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