With all due respect, that theory is divorced from reality. In practice, police consistently abuse power with little consequence. If doubtful, review what happ

With all due respect, that theory is divorced from reality. In practice, police consistently abuse power with little consequence. If doubtful, review what happens with most of the cases when ethnic minorities are killed, harassed, and abused by cops over the past several decades. [ the perpetrators getting a slap on the wrist ] A cop can shoot and kill you, say they were "afraid for their life" and walk away. Warning, disturbing content: (See: https://youtu.be/n1pJe_Tcdeg https://youtu.be/n1pJe_Tcdeg and many other deaths). Police can steal your possessions under the umbrella of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_Unit... with minimal recourse. I like to believe you when you say police are civilians, but let's call a spade a spade. They sure act above the law civilians have to follow (hint: because they are.) > EDIT: to be clear, I am encouraging a distinction between civilians (like you, or I, or police officers) and the military who are governed by their own code of justice and held to a different standard of law and order. The police are held to a different standard of law and order. Do you truly believe otherwise in the United States of America?