re: What is the future of the police officer profession?

The existence of small departments needs to die a harsh death. It's completely crazy that Americans accept being ordered around by halfwits barely qualified to work at the lowest rungs of Home Depot.

I'm not sure what level should be the lowest level of policiing but wherever that level is, it needs to be at a point where you're not handing that kind of power to borderline McDonald's shift managers.