Answer to crime problem.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FYM_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=OlUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3485%2C1625353
Wow, I certainly hope the "shoot to kill" part was a bluff.
Seriously, I don't think this would be very effective today. Most of the murders in Youngstown are criminals killing criminals. Since their "vocation" already has the potential to be deadly, I doubt they would be worried much about the police. In fact, a police officer at one of our neighborhood meetings said that the criminals are more afraid of a taser than they are of lethal weapons.