The problem with the police is that they are a self-policing enforcement arm of the state. The state gives the police various forms of liability immunities that

The problem with the police is that they are a self-policing enforcement arm of the state. The state gives the police various forms of liability immunities that breed bad behavior. The term "police" here also includes other services too - child protective services, social workers, judges etc. 1) If the state itself acts maliciously, eg mass deportations, gulags etc then it's the police that enforce this. Even if the state is unjustified, you cannot fight back because fighting back itself is an offense against the police and society. Even if you are eventually cleared of the injustice that the state enacted on you, you will still have to deal with the consequences of having fought back. 2) If the police act maliciously, eg police brutality or a social worker separating kids from families as political retaliation[0], then you cannot fight back either. As fighting back will get you punished. On top of that, the police are not held liable for their actions so that they can do point 1). I think what would help enormously is if the police were more liable for what actions they take. It shouldn't be such an uphill struggle when police or social workers or judges do something very clearly wrong. [0] https://reason.com/2022/09/08/brickbat-very-protective/ https://reason.com/2022/09/08/brickbat-very-protective/