They tend to powerfully identify with their job.

They think they deserve adulation and we should be grateful.

They are heavily armed.

They expect good pay.

They believe heavy policing and punishment are vital to social order.

They will be very displeased if they are significantly cut.

A significant percentage could become aggrieved, radicalized and dangerous.

I think it would be safer to society as a whol to make changes slowly, phase them down gradually, so they dont rise up and hurt people.

I think it would be a grave threat to public safety to have large numbers of unemployed cops.

When your dog likes you, you think its a good dog. But when your dog is hungry it will eat your corpse.

Maybe just cut 10% of the budget, phase down by attrition and not hiring.