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The more correct wording should have been that the department has a “para-military structure.”
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The more correct wording should have been that the department has a “para-military structure.”
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As a para-military entity, the Philadelphia Police Department requires “a disciplined rank and file for efficient conduct of its affairs.”
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I was struck by this statement from Webb: “As a para-military entity, the Philadelphia Police Department ...”
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I think the wording, “para-military entity,” is not quite accurate.
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The fact that many police officers served in the military reinforces the para-military structure of departments.
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Obama has announced plans to create a domestic para-military force.
Terry Krepel: A Laughable, Error-Ridden 'Case for Impeachment' Terry Krepel 2010
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The Brown Shirts and later the Black Shirts (para-military Nazi Party thugs) were allowed to march in the streets.
Elizabeth Pschorr: A Privileged Marriage (Boing Boing Video) Boing Boing 2009
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Obama has announced plans to create a domestic para-military force.
Terry Krepel: A Laughable, Error-Ridden 'Case for Impeachment' Terry Krepel 2010
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Since when are civilian police departments “para-military entities”?
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