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No, that would be ridiculous. An “Italian squad” might be, though.

• whimsicalism 2y ago
  any mafia squad back in the day was effectively an italian squad
  • BadHumans 2y ago
    The details matter when talking about legalities. A group of cops investigating a gang that happens to have a lot of italian members is different than having a group of cops that investigates italians.
  • oivey 2y ago
    And yet, it was never called that, right? It would have been a Mafia task force, a task force against a particular family, or a task force against organized crime. You wouldn’t call it an Italian task force because you’re probably hoping for help from the Italian-American community to help catch the Mafiosos, and that naming convention is pretty insulting to law abiding Italians-Americans.
    • whimsicalism 2y ago
      i believe the nypd (before the civil rights era) historically had an italian squad named precisely that comprised mostly of italian-american officers investigating italians in NYC
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