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"Elite" policing squads, like Memphis' recently-disbanded SCORPION unit, have drawn sharp criticism following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by police.
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Police departments across the country deploy plainclothes squads of officers in unmarked cars to tackle increasing crime rates or get guns off the street