It's Time to Imagine a Post-Police World...
• http://thefreethoughtproject.com, Claire BernishAre police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk 'of course they are, who would protect us?' a growing call for the abolition of police -- and working examples to back it up -- deserves more than scornful dism
Police are people. People can be police. Give everyone a gun, and make him/her wear it open carry whenever in public, off his/her own residence/property. If such a program is implemented over, say, a five-year period, with training for the people, we won't need any special police other than some forensics. Average people will "regulate" the crooks out of business better than police could ever think of doing. And, we wouldn't have police or political corruption any longer. Think about it.