It seems that a bunch of countries with centralized police forces have an institute of ombudsman or other people representatives, whose operations are taxpayer-

It seems that a bunch of countries with centralized police forces have an institute of ombudsman or other people representatives, whose operations are taxpayer-funded and provide free/cheap venues to someone who’s been wronged by the police or other authorities. In the US alternatives seem to be * reporting to internal affairs, which is kinda laughable and conflict-prone as that dept reports to the chief of police * have a PR-worthy case appealing enough for ACLU or some law firm to take your case pro bono * finance it yourself, unless it just so happens that your assets have been seized by the agency that wronged you, in which case it’s back to the other two Edward Snowden points out the ridiculousness of his situation in “Permanent Record” - in a fair court trial NSA’s argument would be fair game, but his own counter-argument would disclose classified information and would therefore be inadmissible.