All good points and I don't disagree with any of them -- but to single out police officers as the ones who need to change is, I think, putting things backwards.

I don't see police officers as selfless knights who have dedicated their lives to humanity. These are people -- mostly good people -- who, at the end of the day, need to go home to their families, pay their bills, and hug their children. They are mostly useful to have around for the rare but possible catastrophe. But, like all societal tools, they inevitably end up getting used for things they weren't designed to.

It's easy to blame the police officers -- if they were just more moral people, then the whole thing would work. But think of the pressure they are put under. Do you want a raise? Want to get off nights so you have a better life and more time with your family? Want to get off traffic detail? Then you check the boxes and fill your quotas. In as ethical a way as you can, but when they want a certain number of forms or stops done, you either do it or find another job.

And think about this -- if we tell all of the ethical police officers that they should not do this part of their job and accept being fired if they don't, then all we are left with is unethical police officers -- certainly the opposite of what we want.

We need to change the system. Not expect the police to do it for us.