Word: plainclothesmen
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...plainclothesmen is undoubtedly justified in many situations, especially in combatting organized crime. But this should not hide the fact that disguising the police always has a social cost...
...disguises in law enforcement cannot help but compromise the very spirit of the law. This should be carefully considered before the use of plainclothesmen becomes so routine that it is no longer even seen as an issue in America...
...More Police!" Elsewhere, the police were less carefully supervised-and less considerate of the rebels. Professors and students who had linked arms to keep police and demonstrators apart were charged by wedges of plainclothesmen. Uniformed officers plunged into the breach to smash open the doors, while others broke in through underground tunnels. At Fayerweather Hall, where protesters had preplanned every act by majority vote, students who intended to submit cleanly to arrest lined up at the door; those who preferred to be dragged out sat on an upper floor; those who decided to resist linked arms on another floor...
Meanwhile, the Boston Globe stated yesterday that a police report on Tuesday morning's raid admits police made tactical errors in clearing students from the buildings. The report, which will not be made public, specifically cited the use of plainclothesmen as a mistake...
...members of the committee have served as a buffer between the students and the administration. On Thursday night, several of them who were trying to protect students inside the buildings, were attacked by plainclothesmen from the New York police department. The attack was termed "a mistake" by the university...