Cops are regularly not punished for repeated acts of violence, theft, lying, or any other form of malice. The worst case for most is paid leave, being fired, and then being hired by a different department. There are almost never criminal charges for criminal behavior by police and so increased penalties are meaningless.
That’s a long winded way of saying, if they can abuse a system they will. There are no repercussions, and so the only way to stop the abuse is to prevent it from happening. I’d absolutely love to see massive reform to police in the US, but it’s unlikely to happen anytime soon.
That’s a long winded way of saying, if they can abuse a system they will. There are no repercussions, and so the only way to stop the abuse is to prevent it from happening. I’d absolutely love to see massive reform to police in the US, but it’s unlikely to happen anytime soon.