- Prohibit military veterans from any role in police departments.
- Police should be draftees from the civilian population – no exceptions, everyone must serve unless they are military veterans.
- Paid minimally as it is a public service with NO pension or other benefits that extend beyond their tour of service with the exception of compensation for on the job injuries or death.
- Serve a maximum of 2 years
a. No extension -- no more “lifetime professionals”
b. First 6 months spent in classroom learning constitutional rights to protect both themselves and the public.
c. Must pass exams given by a civilian review board composed of members of the community where they will serve or time spent becomes “bad time” to be served without pay.
- Must be deployed within 1 mile radius of their residence
- Residency to be published and well known – with a 24/7/365 lighted minimum 2’x3’ sign prominently visible to even the most casual observer posted on the exterior of their residence facing the nearest public street.
- NOT armed for their first year
- Armed in second year if they pass emotional stability; legal understanding of Constitutional Rights; and arms proficiency
- Provided with defense; but NOT indemnity if charged with misconduct.
- Any police officer whose video camera is NOT turned on or "fails" for any reason must serve a minimum of 30 days without pay.
- Any police officer, prosecutor, judge, etc. who "loses" video evidence must serve a minimum of 1 year's hard labor and automatic exoneration of any suspects.
- Any police officer, prosecutor, judge, etc. who alters, edits, erases, video evidence without BOTH preserving the source video intact and notoriously noting in any use of the altered video that it represents an edited version must serve a minimum of 5 year's hard labor and automatic exoneration of any suspects.
- Any police officer, prosecutor, judge, etc. accused of violating civil rights to be tried publicly by civilians from the locale of their deployment with any and all members of the police or legal profession specifically excluded from trial participation except as defense counsel.
- Any police officer, prosecutor, judge, etc. found to have violated civil rights MUST serve hard time and be personally responsible for all costs and penalties; denied any and all compensation.
- Any police officer, prosecutor, judge, etc. found to have violated civil rights that results in death MUST be publicly hanged in the locale of their violation with their body publicly displayed on the gallows of their execution for a minimum of 5 days and be denied any and all compensation, pensions, survivor’s benefits, etc.
- Any police officer calling for assistance assumes full legal and financial responsibility for the actions of other officers that come to their aid as they are acting as their agents.
- Any police officer that discharges his weapon loses the right to carry a weapon in the future regardless of the merits of the reason AKA the “on shot free” rule.
- Upon completion of an officer’s service, civilians from the locale of their deployment MAY at their discretion vote by simple majority to grant any officer they feel deserving the equivalent of one year’s pay as a bonus for meritorious service to be paid in monthly installments beginning 5 years AFTER the date of their completion to guard against chicanery and bribery.
How about privatize the police force . . that way they will have to work to keep their customers happy. There is no competition now. The state police force has a monopoly on the market.
Thank you for your response. I considered that option; but privatized police will soon become just another corporate captive controlled by large financial interests.
By making it a draft that everyone is subject to; this guarantees against corporate takeover; guarantees that ALL members of society will participate -- and there just is something about walking in another's shoes to create an understanding that no other method can beat; finally, everyone will know they will have to face their community not only on the job; but AFTER and community and family are far more effective than any laws or courts.