[strager]

> Are there not corrupt politicians?

There are. And democracy makes politicians seem more legitimate. Democracy in the wrong place can make corruption worse.

Hiring cops should not be a popularity contest (i.e. democratic) in my opinion.

[maratbn]

The US has in interesting system where new ideas are first tried on local levels like individual towns / counties / states, which all compete with each other. It would be interesting to see such a reform tried out somewhere small and if it works better than the current status quo.

And since the current status quo involves rape and murder, I argue that even if it sucks it would still be a huge improvement.