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How can you say that? (none / 0) (#25)
by AlfredMoisiu on Wed Apr 23, 2008 at 06:20:13 PM EST
Police derive their authority from the fact that they are agents of the government and have the legal authority to use force.

The proliferation of paramilitary SWAT and rapid respsonse teams is an illustration of that. The NYPD has men in full body armor, helmets and submachine guns walking around Grand Central Station to intimidate would be criminals or terrorists.

I know a few cops who are avid gun collectors who qualify as "gun guys" by any definition. Yet they are strongly in favor of gun control. Why? They don't want to get shot (the primary reason). They also know that cops will be exempted from these rules or extended professional courtesy. It's good to be a cop in a police state.

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