The positive influence is just that a cop understands police work. It seems obvious to me that that's important knowledge for a team tasked with regulating pol

The positive influence is just that a cop understands police work. It seems obvious to me that that's important knowledge for a team tasked with regulating police work. There are plenty of standards. and all cops go through a ~6 month Police Academy before they get the badge. And if you think you know as much about police work as someone who has done it for decades, I don't think we can get much further in this discussion.