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The issue is that most places can't do that because the police unions would never allow harsh punishment for anything and they have way too much power. At least in the US, that is
Yeah, that's very fair. They tend to have a ton of political power. But in some states where you have something like a ballot initiative process there could potentially be some creative solutions that could be effective.
Like I could see Massachusetts passing some form of police reform by circumventing legislators the same way we did for marijuana.