@selfagency I just don't see them as useful in continued separate existence as a profession, especially in the USA. They've no "duty to protect" so them having guns and other weapons which in theory are given to protect the public, hold no validity and thusly should be barred. Their rate of solving crimes, especially violent ones is extremely low for even the % of reports they actually get. The only activity they do well which is very dangerous for them is directing traffic in bad weather & natural disaster & other emergency conditions, which is where they could be better replaced by steadily paid road maintenance teams. Forensics teams - medical, chemical and financial units mainly, with counselors really solving what few cases do get closed with finding who did wrongs, none of them needing to be trained militarily as cops are and if left to it, they'd in all likelihood solve more crimes without the baggage of the pigs. Yes nuisance laws should be eliminated before they're abolished to prevent them just switching to private contractor work as security guards for big corporations but beyond that, sheriff's can still help in doing arrests of any and all violent criminals, as de-escalation is naturally brought back over the military gap. #ACAB