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To: Double Tap
BTW, this is the definition in my dictionary for paramilitary:

adj : of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like (or in aid of) a military unit n : a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) [syn: paramilitary organization]

Police departments are organized in a military fashion.

189 posted on 05/26/2003 8:37:28 PM PDT by ModernDayCato
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To: ModernDayCato
Paramilitary would be the Militia. Police are not military, they enforce laws. The military is used to defend our country, or in the most recent case to, to rid the world of a scumbag dictator. The police force would not be used in this function, ever.
199 posted on 05/26/2003 8:47:50 PM PDT by Double Tap
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To: ModernDayCato
Police departments are organized in a military fashion.

I don't know where you live, but where I live, the police don't go around attacking other communities and repealing attacks from other cities. So no, the police are not organized in a military fashion, other than some of the titles.

205 posted on 05/26/2003 8:52:46 PM PDT by Double Tap
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