Rio de Janiero's police use soft power for dealing with slums

The article I'm talking from NYTimes


It's really touching to see authority figures behaving in this way. Really, that relationship must work both ways, with the peace officers developing a strong connection with the communities they work in. You can't walk around 12 hours a day in an area and play with children as part of your job and not develop a bond with those people. It's just not human nature! You can even tell how committed those officers were from how they spoke and So this is all really awesome.

And it was really interesting to note how the police felt they have to live side-by-side with their communities. This is exactly the same kind of approach that counter insurgency uses - our strat for the middle east. It seems to work so much better here because they speak the same language and are understanding of each other's histories and cultures.