"I could demonstrate to you that every single bank robbery, in every single case practically, the cost of the police was more than the money the robbers took from the bank. So theres no reason for it, they're just doing it because, they're macho, or they're on a power trip or– NO! Of course there's a reason, the function is system sustaining. Because if they didn't stop that bank robbery, regardless of the cost, the overall system would collapse. Some people think the function of the police is to fight crime, but that's not true. The function of the police is social control, and protection of property"
Michael Parenti's the shit.