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    Female antiriot police guard El Campin.

    By lente62  |  Posted September 22, 2012  |  Bogotá, Colombia
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     lente62 photographed Colombia's all female antiriot police. He says the police were stationed in an area of Bogota in order to ensure that there were no disturbances between two groups of sports fans. He says Colombia is using more women as police because of the violence associated with male officers. 'There have been grave accusations of abuse of power by male squads, particularly given the peaceful nature of some of the student rallies. Events such as the "Besaton" -- kissing marathon -- and "Abrazon" -- hugging marathon -- resulted in unnecessary tear gas retaliations. The hope is that women won't be so easy on the trigger,' he said.
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    Female antiriot police guard El Campin stadium prior to kick off of Bogota's 'clásico' between cross city archrivals Independiente Santa Fe and Millonarios. Colombia boasts the world's first all female antiriot squad. The group of 50 women were selected from a pool of over 300 candidates from the Sumapaz Police School in Fusa.

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