21.   The main speaker, retired Arizona policeman Jack McLamb, had helped negotiate at Ruby Ridge, and the crowd expected him to criticize the police.

22.   The police have been criticized for handling the protesters too roughly.

23.   They faulted themselves for not having stood up to the dealers years ago and criticized the police for not responding to their pleas.

24.   While some council members have criticized police chase policies in the past, most have been supportive.

25.   Police are often criticized for delayed responses to crimes, and for the involvement of some officers in criminal gangs.

26.   Police were criticized after news broadcasts showed some officers standing by as unruly celebrants vandalized cars and set fires in the street.

27.   Police have been criticized for their inability to restore security.

28.   A Beijing-based dissident who announced last week he was setting up a human rights monitoring group also criticized police for harassing two other activists.

29.   A court granted bail Friday to three independent journalists charged under tough new media laws for criticizing the police.

30.   Among other things, they have criticized police for failing to summon the coroner to the murder scene immediately after the bodies were found.