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Law Enforcers or Peace Officers

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Associated Press

Police Commissioner William Bratton acknowledges he is targeting subway acrobats as part of his embrace of the "broken windows" theory of policing — that low-grade lawlessness can cultivate a greater sense of disorder and embolden more dangerous offe

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by William N. Grigg (Pro Liberate)

So, in the East German sense of the expression, those of us who have driver's licenses have "volunteered" to be stopped, interrogated, searched, and surrender bodily samples at the whim of a DUI enforcement officer.

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National Review

Consider it to be profoundly odd that at the exact moment when violent crime hit a 50-year low, the nation's police departments began to gear up as if the country were expecting invasion and behave as if one were underway.

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Associated Press

A string of shooting incidents involving Chinese police - leaving at least four people dead - has the public wondering if its rank-and-file police force is really ready to carry guns, as mandated by new regulations.

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http://www.theguardian.com, Nate Berg

Cutting edge data-driven analysis directs Los Angeles patrol officers to likely future crime scenes – but critics worry that decision-making by machine will bring 'tyranny of the algorithm'

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http://mobile.philly.com

A Philadelphia cop who allegedly pushed her own children to fight other kids - and who, on at least one occasion, allegedly jumped in a fight to punch a 14-year-old girl - was arrested yesterday on numerous assault and child endangerment charges, acc