It’s a bit of an optics problem. Presumably it’s a great benefit to have law enforcement respected by the community and not objects of ridicule and laughingstoc

It’s a bit of an optics problem. Presumably it’s a great benefit to have law enforcement respected by the community and not objects of ridicule and laughingstocks. You seem focused on the economics of the situation and I’m hard pressed to come up with a number for police who are a joke vs. police whom the public have faith in. But a cheap way to get that benefit is stop having law enforcement act like asses.