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I think the solution is going to be setting different police forces. If the ones we have with their huge budgets and absurd pensions won’t work because they want all that and to never hear a single word of criticism, we need an entirely new police force.

If you can't stand criticism, if you can't possibly figure out how to do your job without excessive, unwarranted violence, you don't belong on the police force. I'm sure there are plenty of other folks who wouldn't mind that job and sweet benefits.[/quote]

Have you tried to hire lately?  We are currently experiencing one of the lowest unemployment rates in decades.  My company offers good benefits AND jobs that don't (a) involve a physically grueling training process; (b) potentially getting shot at and (c) having to deal with the criminal and the crazy.  And we can't get people.  Why do you think there is some long line of people waiting to become police officers?

By demonizing the entirety of the law enforcement profession---which is what happened in 2020---we are discouraging the very kind of people we most need to be police from wanting to apply.  [/quote]

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