While they’re at it, they could make a splash by resolving that law enforcement officer in their State return to “Old West” gun rules of behavior, discarding the “SWAT” tactics of the 1970s as reckless and dangerous to both the public and officers.
Part and parcel to this is a clear and unambiguous death penalty for anyone who murders a law enforcement officer.
Old West gun rules were the standard for law enforcement organizations prior to the 1970s. This resulted in much less officer brandishment of handguns, officers rarely if ever menacing with handguns, and far fewer police handgun fatalities to others or themselves.
Briefly put, an officer’s gun remained holstered until such time as he was going to draw his gun and fire, with intent to kill.
But in the 1970s, there was a handful of police assassinations in the US, that resulted in police departments being encouraged to frequently brandish, menace, and fire their gun. This generally caused an escalation in confrontations, and often resulted in the officer losing his weapon.
This, in fact gave rise to the popularity of the Taser, because it was an alternative to the “either/or” of reholstering a gun or shooting it.
Today, a return to Old West rules, accompanied by a swift and sure death penalty for cop killers, would do much to reduce the paramilitary feel of law enforcement today. SWAT teams are not needed to serve petty warrants, nor does the public need to be menaced to comply with authority. Authority that is there to protect them, not to dominate them.
Unless you are in South Central, or Compton, or East Oakland, or ....