It has been said that, psychologically, there is a thin line between criminals and law enforcers.

But, the police director added, it is difficult to prevent crime between criminals.

This device would be more compelling if the creature showed any interest in, say, differentiating between police and criminals.

This implies that there is no difference between law-abiding gun owners and criminals.

Meanwhile, he was looking for a tie-up between the Wasp and known criminals.

That suggests people may see fewer differences between white-collar and street criminals, he said.

While they treated us as a cross between naughty children and criminals up for sentencing.

They have also been caught in incidents of gunfire between criminals and Mexican law enforcement.

As a result, it can be all but impossible to differentiate between criminals and official forces.

In these cases, did the state do everything to protect those who exposed the connection between public structures and criminals?