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Community policing: look, Mom, no cops

Tao member and default copWe Tao people are so close that we can police our own crimes, an 82-year-old member of the Taiwan aboriginal group told me during an interview about the disappearance of his race, pop. 3,100.If someone steals or starts a fight,... ...full story at Laowiseass

from Laowiseass on Sun, Sep 27 2009

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