I get that "defund the police" may not be a viable political goal in the US, but letting private equity have their way with the police seems like a reasonable compromise

April 08, 2026 - 15:07 UTC

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The Las Vegas Metro Police are directly funded by Ben Horowitz as a way to market his investments, this is what privatized policing looks like.
www.reviewjournal.com/crime/blurring-the-lines-as-donors-millions-aid-las-vegas-police-observers-raise-questions-3276842/
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techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/ben-horowitzs-cozy-relationship-with-the-las-vegas-police-department-aided-a16z-portfolio-company-skydio/ yep!
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Excellent suggestion to achieve the same goal and free up labour to work in Trump's coal mines - win-win
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Audit the Police!
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I also love RoboCop, but I'm not sure I want it to be real
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If you give corporations all the liability for damages caused by the police but all of the immunity for damages caused by lack of police action, you get a very different dystopia than RoboCop
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It's pronounce "private security" or PMC not "police".

Law Enforcement shouldn't have profit as a primary driver.
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the PE boys will have cops patrolling on bicycles armed with truncheons and a single-use pepper spray within 9 months, I can tell you that much
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truncheons? they'll give them a popsicle stick (used) at best.

"How does providing capital equipment you barely use in a shift enhance shareholder value?"
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techcrunch.com/2024/11/08/ben-horowitzs-cozy-relationship-with-the-las-vegas-police-department-aided-a16z-portfolio-company-skydio/
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"Run the government like a business" worked (politically) for Republicans, no idea why we can't at least use it for good in this one situation
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ehhhhh they'd have them working as domestic paramilitaries for the highest bidder within 9 months
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Just thinking about this but yeah if they can tear them down like red lobster maybe that's good.
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Reminds me of this classic.
www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/l-p-d-libertarian-police-department
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