Some steps to cleaning up police problems:

[Hoyt]

2. A lot of that would be good. However, until we limit arms yahoos can buy, I

can't see limiting police to handguns. Now, tanks, etc., are just wrong.

I was working in a building back in the 1990s that several hundred police -- in full storm-trooper uniforms, military vehicles, etc. -- stormed when a gun nut killed like 9 people. One steroid jawed policeman pointed a gun toward me and yelled at me to get out of the building. I didn't because there where other people still there, but that kind of crap didn't help the situation.

I do think hiring x-military can be a problem. This is not a war zone. Nowadays, the military attracts a lot of people who aren't into it for "serving" the country. I don't think that makes a good policeman in many cases. A really comprehensive mental assessment should be required, periodically.

Definitely agree with cameras on officers, and as many public places as possible.

With all that said, being a policeperson is a tough job. And it gets tougher the more citizens are armed for more than home defense and hunting, train to kill others, etc.