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A thin blue line, doing nothing
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Jul. 29, 2010
In the continuing debate over police tactics during the recent G20 summit in Toronto, the focus has been on whether civil liberties were violated in order to keep the peace… the more fundamental question is how the police were unable or unwilling to keep the peace… Is effective police protection a right of citizenship? It is contractually bought and paid for through tax dollars? Or is it a bonus that is to be enjoyed here and there, but not to be expected?
Tags: crime prevention, rights
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