Capital News 9 | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES | Schenectady mayor considers options, martial law over police woes: "Schenectady's Corporation Counsel John Van Norden said, 'If you abolish the police department you still have a need - not an obligation - but a need to police the community. You would need something in transition. Declaring martial law would be one way to bridge the gap.'"
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It seems that the city is having so many problems with their police officers that they are considering abolishing the department, declaring martial law, and having the National Guard to the policing until they re-establish the department. I see declaring martial law in peacetime as an ominous precedent, so I hope they decide to go another route.
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