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The phrase "John Wayne" Tactics is used to refer to particularly reckless policing, particularly situations where an officer charges headlong into a dangerous confrontation with little regard for their own safety or the consequences of their actions, their only concern being the apprehension of the suspects involved. The name comes from the actor John Wayne, who would often employ a rash approach to hostile situations in his films (particularly his Westerns). Often his only goal was to rescue a protagonist or arrest/kill the antagonist, regardless of the odds stacked against him, his chances of success, or the legality of his actions.

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rdfs:comment	The phrase "John Wayne" Tactics is used to refer to particularly reckless policing, particularly situations where an officer charges headlong into a dangerous confrontation with little regard for their own safety or the consequences of their actions, their only concern being the apprehension of the suspects involved. The name comes from the actor John Wayne, who would often employ a rash approach to hostile situations in his films (particularly his Westerns). Often his only goal was to rescue a protagonist or arrest/kill the antagonist, regardless of the odds stacked against him, his chances of success, or the legality of his actions.
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abstract	The phrase "John Wayne" Tactics is used to refer to particularly reckless policing, particularly situations where an officer charges headlong into a dangerous confrontation with little regard for their own safety or the consequences of their actions, their only concern being the apprehension of the suspects involved. The name comes from the actor John Wayne, who would often employ a rash approach to hostile situations in his films (particularly his Westerns). Often his only goal was to rescue a protagonist or arrest/kill the antagonist, regardless of the odds stacked against him, his chances of success, or the legality of his actions. Examples of John Wayne's own "John Wayne" tactics can be seen in his movies Rio Bravo, El Dorado, Rio Lobo, The Searchers, and many others. Another famous user of John Wayne tactics, perhaps the most famous aside from the man himself, is Clint Eastwood, particularly in his Dirty Harry series of films; his line "Go ahead, make my day..." while pointing his revolver point-blank at a suspect threatening a hostage (from the fourth film, Sudden Impact), can be seen as epitomising the concept of John Wayne tactics. Coincidentally, the Season 5 Miami Vice episode "Over the Line" had a plot very similar to the second Dirty Harry film, Magnum Force.

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