A healthy society depends on respect for the rule of law and those who enforce it. Individual patrol cops aren't the problem, even the bad ones. They're just symptoms of a diseased system.
Putting the fear of God into cops won't demilitarize them. It'll just make them want to load up even more. And they'll get their wish, because the ruling class is in favor of a militarized police and a police vs citizens conflict. Less focus on the crimes of the powerful.
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I am entirely okay with the cops in this country knowing that a gun could be put on them at any moment. This militarized police force has gotten way out of hand.
Putting the fear of God into cops won't demilitarize them. It'll just make them want to load up even more. And they'll get their wish, because the ruling class is in favor of a militarized police and a police vs citizens conflict. Less focus on the crimes of the powerful.