Police all over the world tend to have issues with authority and
respect. It's a result of self-selection (those with such issues tend
to want to be police) and experience dealing with low-lifes. That they
need civilian control and civilian review boards is obvious, but how to
be sure those boards don't have their own agenda is hard, and there is
always pressure from groups like police unions to extract such a board's
teeth. (To me the vary idea of a police union is outrageous and an
abomination).
I think certain selected police squads should be given military
equipment and training in using it -- at least in large cities -- since
there are situations where they need it and one does not want to have to
call in the army. However their deployment should be from outside the
force itself in civilian hands.
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