> We've made law enforcement into a thousand squabbling gangs of thieves I think this should read: > We've deputized thousands of squabbling gangs of thieves,

> We've made law enforcement into a thousand squabbling gangs of thieves I think this should read: > We've deputized thousands of squabbling gangs of thieves, and given them the "special powers" of law enforcement This CAF stuff is an expected and reasonable byproduct of that starting condition. "How do we fix law enforcement then?" You don't. Disband it. It's a recent creation, obviously a "failed experiment" (from the perspective of 'does LE promote a fair and safe society'). LE _isn't_ a failed experiment from the perspective of rent-seeking LE, but, well, dictatorships work out great for the dictators.