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unexposedhazardBut Maria Haberfeld, professor of police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, insists that because officers are outnumbered by the public, they cannot enforce the law if their presence isn’t automatically respected.
“This is not as benign as people want to portray. Once the public shows lack of compliance, that’s the end of law enforcement,” she says.
Have you tried to think about why they arent being respected? Maybe because they dont respect others and are therefore not worthy of respect?
Also, respect is not created through fear. You can’t scare people into respecting you by increasing the penalties for noncompliance. If anything you run the risk of further destroying what little respect might still remain.
Also the goal shouldnt be “compliance” (with orders) it should be “adherence” (to laws) so this shows the inherent cancer at the root of the police system. Its a safe haven for people with power fantasies.