In a typical year, hundreds of law enforcement officials line the Boston marathon route from Hopkinton to Copley Square. They usually blend into the background, quietly maintaining order. But this is no ordinary year. Officers deployed to the race on April 21 will be on heightened alert, and their increased presence will help calm nerves still frayed from last year’s bombings at the finish line. But as Edgar Herwick reports, there’s a limit to what law enforcement can control.
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