Soldiers Deployed To Fight Street Crime In Italy -- Does This Bother Anyone?

From Yahoo News:

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Premier Silvio Berlusconi's conservative government had proposed the measure as part of a security package that also toughens rules for illegal immigrants, whom some Italians link to crime. The measure, recently approved by parliament, remains in effect for six months.

I realize that this is Italy and not the United States, but a very nasty word comes to my mind when I see troops used against a country's own citizens.