[thaumasiotes]

> It's staggering how low accountability is on law enforcement's priority list

Huh? Why would they want to be accountable? Accountability would be a priority of the populace.

[harlanlewis]

Priorities can be mandated. Dealing with externally-set priorities is a fairly regular subject on this very forum (damn you, marketing!).

No government agency should be solely responsible for selecting what is and is not its job.