[ExI] The professional licensure of police

[Stuart LaForge]

Here is a way to fix the law-enforcement problem that the US faces by  
professionalizing the police and bringing it into the 21st century:

Step 1. Defund the police. Let's face it, the system is broke. We  
can't kick the can down the road any longer. The goal here is to put  
policing on a level with the remainder of the criminal justice system.

Step 2. Pass legislation requiring police to be licensed independent  
contractors and carry their own malpractice/liability insurance.  
Perhaps give them some additional perks, like the ability to deputize  
bystanders, with the cop assuming complete liability for it.

Said legislation should also allow for police academies to operate as  
educational institutions that grant a unique policing degree  
equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in law enforcement with pretty much  
the same police powers that they already have.

Step 3. Hire back former police that reapply after they take a few  
college classes provided they have good records with respect to  
unnecessary violence.

That’s it in a nutshell.

Stuart LaForge