> Even a temporary measure to bring them to heel and forcing them to recognize who is really in charge could be useful for relations. The police have a trump c

> Even a temporary measure to bring them to heel and forcing them to recognize who is really in charge could be useful for relations. The police have a trump card. There really are bad people. And force is required to stop them. In protest, they can just slow walk all calls and say this is due to the budget being cut. If crime rises in the cities, people are going to blame the city leadership. Remember that a lot of the “tough on crime” emphasis of the 90’s came because of rising crime in the 70’s and 80’s. People hate chaos.