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>>locopa+(OP)
I think bored cops are a much bigger threat to Democracy than most crime. It's ironic that the less crime and the more efficient policing the less free we become.

>>bjourn+nb
Over hiring of cops post-COVID is a major issue. Most municipalities spend more than 50% of their discretionary budgets on police salaries, benefits and pensions. Governments keep on hiring what will be expensive liabilities taxpayers will be on the hook for, for decades, since cops can retire at 45 and will draw from their pension until they die.