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I can't design a new society in the comments section. The question of how to reform the policing system to make cops more accountable for unlawful actions isn't really in the scope of this article.



The question of how is beyond the scope but the implications of this specific legislation sure is. It is incredibly open to abuse and arguably because of existing legislation already surrounding interfering with police entirely unnecessary outside of its very obvious abuse potential.

Police should be subject to more scrutiny and not less. This specifically makes it easier for them to evade scrutiny. I struggle to see any good faith argument that leads to less accountability or evidence in general. It’s almost comedic in a “What are you afraid of if you have nothing to hide” sense that is often applied in the other direction of police having authority beyond what is reasonable.


Once you pass another law, that gives cops more tools to abuse their power.

How about we just don’t pass laws giving police more power?




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