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by ck2 4054 days ago
Pretty sure cops see other cops break laws far more serious than speeding and say nothing, every single week.

How can you expect any cop to be honest if they watch others break the law and say nothing?

You'll never change bad behavior if there is no penalty for that behavior.

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That's a big part of what the article is about; so long as only the police can levy penalties against people for breaking the law, there will be police corruption.
What I would like to see is serious incentives for police officers to turn in their colleagues and give IAB unlimited power to spy on every aspect of officers' lives.
There are good game-theoretic reasons why that is just a band-aid solution, compared to empowering citizens to apply some form of pressure to officers.
I think this goes a little too far. I would settle for cops being held to the same rules as everyone else for starters. If that's not enough, then sure, special inquisition powers for IAB and maybe also a citizen led review board.
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