[Double Tap]

No dishonesty, that is what is in my dictionary. Plus Law Enforcement Officers have always been known as Civil servants. Not military. It has not been until recently that the police in this country have tried to seperate themselves from the civilian category.

[ModernDayCato]

Pardon me for interrupting, but most police departments are PARAmilitary in organization -- in other words, a group of civilians organized in a military fashion.

[Arpege92]

I have a feeling I am going to regret asking you this question but I just have to know. If, like you said, cops try to seperate themselves from the civilian category....what do they gain by doing that?

[Roscoe]

Keep babbling.

"Civilian Observer Ride-Alongs"

"The Civilian Observation Ride-A-Long program provides the public with an opportunity to observe police officers on patrol."

http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/dcca/dcca-page.html