This was on PayTV but for those who dont have it or missed it, you can watch it here free. Shows you round the Fed's gold vault in Manhattan. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogf53U2ZZgY[/youtube]
Interesting that the Federal Reserve has it's own actual Police Force. The Federal Reserve is not a Government Institution. A Security Team is one thing but an actual private Police Force. Interesting from a Legislative and Legal standpoint. I imagine they are sworn to protect and serve, only the Federal Reserve.
Don't forget, there are federal, state, county and even city police forces in the US. They grant their security guards and marshals and deputies special police powers. The origins of the "police" was just an extension of the band of thugs wealthy lords and landowners employed to keep the poor people under control. In merry old England in days of 'your', the local lord was judge jury and executioner... he made the rules and enforced them with whatever means he chose. He employed teams of thugs to keep the poor downtrodden so they wouldn't rise up against the few rich people in control. Eventually, they were called 'police'.
Ha! That guy with the bitcoins got owned!!! $140,000 in bitcoins and he loses the password But thanks alot for posting this, it was a great watch
My university has its own police force lol and the airport here also has its police force. Neither the police for at my university nor the airport operate with the city police.