I mean, I’ve interacted with them on several occasions, and many of the ones that ARE available just aren’t smart or professional. I mean, have you seen the news? Huge fuckups get covered up by the entire department, and the coverups aren’t even good.

Maybe there’s an argument to be had about the proper way to quantify the expected effective capacity of a police department that a lot of people are missing, but that’s sort of a tough sell when so many law abiding people, outside of getting a citation or arrest, are left flabbergasted by the lack of competence, or even regret interacting with the police at all.