[tomp]

It's more like the government hiring non-government forces that can then legally possess arms that other "non-affiliated" people (i.e. civilians) can't, and being given legal immunity for killing random people, some of which might turn out to be criminals. I.e. Batman, with a bit less moral compass.

[bigiain]

Or even "Batman with a completely normal corporate moral compass – 100% focused on its primary goal – of 'increasing shareholder value'"…