GALLERY: The NYPD 10 Years After

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'I See Hercules'

Department Hercules teams from the NYPD make multiple appearances around the city each day, either in response to specific intelligence or simply to provide a show of force at high-profile sites.

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Three if by Air

The NYPD uses helicopters both in response to situations on the ground and to monitor radiation levels from the air.

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Subway Check

It's like the TSA, only underground. NYPD officers perform random bag checks at a subway entrance.

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Overkill, or Just Right Kill?

A Transit Operation Response Canine Heavy Weapons unit stands at an entrance to the subway system, in response to?

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Fully Guarded Freedom

Uniformed men carrying automatic weapons have long been a staple of street life in Third World countries.

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All the World Is a Screen

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'Why the Camera?'

The NYPD has worked since 9/11 on a long-term project to permanently increase vigilance in Lower Manhattan and Midtown. People seem to be going along with it.

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Only a Test

New York Police Department Emergency Service Unit officers practice urban assault tactics during a training session.

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Times Square Brigade

'Is this where we go for stupid and lethal pet tricks?'

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A Guarded Arrangement

'Officer, what exactly does your enemy look like?'

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A Time for Reflection

NYPD Organized Crime Control Bureau officers receive instructions during urban assault training.

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The American experience, we've been told, has been changed irrevocably since the terror attacks 10 years ago. The philosophy and presence of the New York City police force, for instance, has been fundamentally amplified.

Are we safer? Are we more secure? Are we 10 years closer to being a people who have traded liberty for security, and deserve neither?

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GALLERY: The NYPD 10 Years After

'I See Hercules'

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Three if by Air

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Subway Check

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Overkill, or Just Right Kill?

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Fully Guarded Freedom

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

All the World Is a Screen

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

'Why the Camera?'

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Only a Test

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Times Square Brigade

Photo: Lucas Jackson

A Guarded Arrangement

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

A Time for Reflection

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GALLERY: The NYPD 10 Years After

'I See Hercules'

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Three if by Air

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Subway Check

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Overkill, or Just Right Kill?

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Fully Guarded Freedom

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

All the World Is a Screen

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

'Why the Camera?'

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Only a Test

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Times Square Brigade

Photo: Lucas Jackson

A Guarded Arrangement

Photo: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

A Time for Reflection

Photo: Lucas Jackson

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