Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 11/14/04 4:53 PM, "Slobodan Dimitrov" <s.dimitrov@charter.net> typed: > Funny thing, the one group that has been traditionally immune to social > upheavals is law enforcement. While individuals within it have sometimes > been forced to address excesses, the structures themselves survived > relatively unscathed > Tzarism to Bolshevism, the police kept its job. Interpol as a unit of the > Gestapo, never skipped a beat during the war, and never formally > de-nazified > after the war. Latin America and South Africa are other cases, with their > reconciliation commissions. They are more like police rehabilitation show > trials. > S. Dimitrov > > What they may be thinking about is the obvious tendency for the police to get real busy during Fascist times. They've usually got a "secret" in front of their job description and carte blanch tendencies. Some of this stuff may well be happening but to compare it to Fascist States of lore with people being rounded up in stadiums to NOT play soccer doesn't do anybody any good as there is no basis in reality. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/