[ExI] The professional licensure of police

William Flynn Wallace foozler83 at gmail.com
Sun Jun 14 22:04:41 UTC 2020


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.  stuart

This sounds good, but it will require a considerable increase in funds.
And an officer with a bachelor's degree in policing will require
considerably more salary than at present.

Lot of places cannot afford that.  bill w

On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 4:05 PM Stuart LaForge via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

>
> 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
>
>
>
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