> To prevent harm to officers, we should figure out how to reduce the number of encounters they have, which means reducing the number of criminals through other

> To prevent harm to officers, we should figure out how to reduce the number of encounters they have, which means reducing the number of criminals through other means. Conversely, increase the number of officers. This will cause the incidence per officer to fall. There are places in the world that have done this. For example [0], where the populous has been deputized in order to quell violent crime. [0] https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2023/04/03/ecuadors-president-authorizes-armed-civilians-to-fight-crime/ https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2023/04/03/ecuadors-...