Comments by "VisibilityFoggy" (@VisibilityFoggy) on "How to Reform the Police (LegalEagle’s Law Review)" video.

You'd probably feel differently if you or one of your loved ones were one of the victims of a "guilty man who went free."
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The aliens at Area 51?
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This I can agree with. There are too many things that are illegal, especially personal choices like whether to consume cannabis. And we can debate these big reform programs, but let's start with something simple: no more pulling people over for a brake light being out, a tinted window, a plate cover that touches the name of the state and is technically "illegal." Even rolling stop signs, a failure to signal, minor speeding barely touching a white line, etc. A driver should have to demonstrate an articulated danger to the safety of others before they can be stopped.These minor traffic infractions are fishing expeditions. They lead to "the smell of marijuana," which is probable cause to search, which ends in someone being arrested or having to go through "the system," or someone running which can lead to an armed confrontation. In my opinion, simple reforms to reduce the number of traffic stops would make a bigger difference than going after qualified immunity or other broad-based, top-down reforms that will likely lead to a whole different set of problems down the road.
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How many armed gangs are operating in significant portions of major cities in The Netherlands? I'm guessing Bloods, Crips, MS-13 aren't ruthlessly committing bloody executions on a daily basis in Rotterdam or The Hague.
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One of the issues they have found, particularly in very violent cities like Camden, Detroit, etc., is that few residents want to become police officers, and of those who do, they cannot pass a background check due to either past convictions or ties to gang members. In Trenton, N.J. (a very violent city), they do have this rule in place. Officers have to live three or five years (forget which) in the city. They all live on about two blocks at the edge of town, and none of them have children until they leave for a suburb. I couldn't believe it when a friend who was an officer there showed me the "cop streets." They looked like this strange oasis amidst the chaos of the rest of that town. It's a nice requirement, in theory, but it simply doesn't work in practice.
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Most E.U. states do not have cities filled with gang members who carry illegal weapons and are willing to kill over turf and other disagreements. The reality is that the U.S. has a great number of people who commit crimes. All of those white people yelling and screaming anti-police slogans get to go home to their crime-free neighborhoods at the end of the night. They'll never deal with someone selling crack at the corner and being shot by a rival (with stray bullets flying), being mugged for a smartphone while walking down the street, or waking up to see a brick through the windshield of their car. In my uber-safe little town hours away from any city, I'll more than likely go my entire life without ever needing to encounter law enforcement (except maybe a speeding ticket once every 10 years). I'm lucky. People need to be careful what they wish for. There are some people who are going to have to live with these decisions, and it may be a much more dangerous world for them.
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Funny, violent crime dropped precipitously as soon as those laws were passed. Statistically, they worked amazingly well.
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Mean Bob - I don't know why people think white collar crimes go unpunished. Most of the white collar crime in my area has to do with insurance fraud. These people are often given longer sentences than those who commit a violent crime.
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The issue with the civilian board is the location. Some cities are simply filled with police-hating, leftist lunatics who will never look at a case objectively. Some cities would be filled with right-wing lunatics who worship the police and think they do no wrong. It's a system that is bound to fail. Perhaps a civilian board can equal "one vote" of, say, five: the civilian board, prosecutor, state investigator, police chief, an elected member of the city council.
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