In the words of first Commissioner , Michael Staines , TD , `` the will succeed not by force of arms or numbers , but on their moral authority as servants of the people . '' According to Tom Garvin such a decision gave the new force a cultural ace : `` the taboo on killing unarmed men and women who could not reasonably be seen as spies and informers . ''
In the words of first Commissioner , Michael Staines , TD : According to Tom Garvin such a decision gave the new force a cultural ace : `` the taboo on killing unarmed men and women who could not reasonably be seen as spies and informers . ''