[quote=FlyerInHi][quote=poorgradstudent]
In the short run, there are a lot more reforms that can be done regarding policing than there are in ending poverty and the drug trade. One good proposal I’ve seen is consolidating police forces. Most European countries don’t cede control of the police to local authorities, and overall it seems like our model isn’t working well at all.[/quote]
I read that too. There is a lot of police abuse at the local level. Lots of buddy buddy stuff going on at the local level[/quote]
I’m not sure that you need to consolidate all police operations at the state or federal level. We’re a much larger country and don’t have a good track record of federal oversight of local services. See the Department of Education for example. You probably need to create an independent agency that investigates police transgressions and shootings. The local DA or even a neighboring one is too tightly intertwined and buddy buddy. That can be at the state level.
